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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The World's Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant

The World's Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant

Kevin Bullis, MIT
The outlines of a massive solar thermal power plant—the largest ever—are starting to appear in the wilderness outside of Las Vegas. The $2.2 billion project, which is being built by Oakland, California-based Brightsource, stretches over 3,600 acres near Ivanpah, California. When it’s finished, it will generate 370 megawatts of electricity on sunny days.

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