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- Code Number:
- TPSD01_015
- Title:
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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, facility, Boiler Tower, surrounded by sun-tracking mirrors, San Bernardino County, California, Mojave Desert, 2016
- This is currently the world's largest solar thermal power station (2019)
Coordinates: 35.57N - 115.47W Construction began: 2010 Commissioned: 2014 Cost: $2.2 billion Owners: NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, Google Solar field Type: CSP CSP technology: Solar power tower Solar Collectors: 173,500 Area: 3,500 acres (1,420 ha) Site resource: 2,717 kW-h/m2/year Operational Units: 3 Manufacturer: Siemens SST-900 Nameplate capacity: Unit 1 produces 126 MW, Units 2 and 3 produce 133 MW each. Planned: 392 MW gross, 377 MW net Annual power generated: 940 GW-h (planned) Website: ivanpahsolar.com
- Keywords:
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Southern California, Scenics, American, Electrical Power Distribution, Electricity, Technology, Wires, Transmission Poles, Power Grid, Powerpole, Utility Pole, Industry, Electrical, Solar Power, Sun, Generating, Generation, Electricity, Technology, Energy Production, Electrical, Industrial, Industry, Alternative, Renewable Resource, Cleantech, Clean, History
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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