abluegirl: 300,000 mirrors: World’s largest thermal solar plant (377MW) under construction in
abluegirl: 300,000 mirrors: World’s largest thermal solar plant (377MW) under construction in the Mojave The largest concentrating solar power plant (100 MW) in operation is currently in Abu Dhabi, but it won’t stay at the top of the list for too long. Brightsource Energy is putting the finishing touches on its massiveIvanpah concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in the Mojave desert, and if all goes well, the switch should be flipped this year. Ivanpah will have a capacity of 377 megawatts, or about enough energy to power 140,000 houses. It took more than 5 years to plan it, get permits, finance it, and build it. The shot above shows an early phase of construction. Full Gallery -- source link
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