BrightSource Energy Inc. and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced negotiations for a record 1,310 MW of BrightSource's solar thermal power plants.
BrightSource's power plants use mirrors that reflect the sun to a central tower. This causes the central tower to gain temperature which is used to generate steam. The steam is then fed to a steam turbine to generate electricity.
The first solar power plant will be located in Ivanpah, California and has a capacity of 110 MW. This plant will be online in 2012, the other seven project will be built as quickly as permitting and infrastructure allow.
Eventually, the seven plants will produce 3,666 gigawatt-hours of energy each year, equal to the annual consumption of about 530,000 average homes.
Source: Renewable Energy World
Sunday, May 24, 2009
PG&E Orders 1,300 MW of BrightSource's Solar Thermal Plants
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