Ivanpah Solar Panels

Located in the mojave desert of southern california the 377 megawatt ivanpah solar electric generating system is the world s largest solar thermal facility.

Ivanpah solar panels.

As the world s largest csp facility upon completion ivanpah nearly doubled the amount of solar thermal energy produced in the united states in previous years. The plant burns natural gas each morning to commence the operation. The project is currently the largest solar thermal power plant in the world. The 3 500 acre ivanpah installation roughly the size of los angeles international airport is one of the world s largest concentrating solar power plants using vast arrays of mirrors to direct sunlight to a central generator.

Ivanpah brightsource s solar thermal system is operating at the ivanpah solar electric generating system isegs in california s mojave desert. The heliostat mirrors on. Solar thermal plants like the ivanpah complex and the two new ones proposed use hundreds of thousands of computer controlled mirrors to focus sunlight on boilers which sit on tall towers. Ivanpah which began commercial operation in 2013 is delivering power to pg e and southern california edison.

It started commercial operations in january 2014 and secretary moniz participated in the dedication ceremony in february 2014. In april 2011 the department of energy issued three loan guarantees for 1 6 billion in total to finance ivanpah a 392 mw concentrating solar power csp plant. On august 27 2014.