Ivanpah Solar Tours

The world s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Ivanpah solar tours.

Ivanpah which began commercial operation in 2013 is delivering power to pg e and southern california edison. Ivanpah the world s largest solar plant is a glittering sea of mirrors concentrating sunlight into three glowing towers. See 15 reviews articles and 14 photos of ivanpah solar electric generating system ranked no 3 on tripadvisor among 3 attractions in nipton. Ivanpah is a hybrid solar plant relying on both solar thermal csp and natural gas back up power gas is also used as a fuel at night to keep isegs primed and to heat water used.

It is a futuristic vision rising out of the mojave desert. The ivanpah solar electric generating system is a concentrated solar thermal plant in the mojave desert it is located at the base of clark mountain in california across the state line from primm nevada the plant has a gross capacity of 392 megawatts mw. On thursday april 18 2019 the nevada chapter of the association of energy engineers aee will host a field trip to the ivanpah solar thermal facility located on the nv ca border along i 15. It deploys 173 500 heliostats each with two mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on three 459 ft 139 9 m tall solar power.

Sometime in the next few months the ivanpah solar electric generating system will flip the switch on the largest solar plant of its kind in the world. Discover ivanpah solar power facility in san bernardino county california. Ivanpah solar electrical generating system. Read more date of experience.

The project is currently the largest solar thermal power plant in the world. While travelling from las vegas to los angeles on the i 15 you can easily see the ivanpah solar farm its vast and gleaming on a normal californian day well worth the viewing. Ivanpah solar electric generating system nipton. Ivanpah was constructed by bechtel and is operated by nrg energy one of the project s equity investors.