Ivanpah Solar Tours

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.

Ivanpah solar tours.

Ivanpah was constructed by bechtel and is operated by nrg energy one of the project s equity investors. The world s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts. 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. Read more date of experience.

Ivanpah solar electrical generating system isegs covers 3 500 acres with three separate concentrated solar power csp a form of solar thermal power production. The project is currently the largest solar thermal power plant in the world. Discover ivanpah solar power facility in san bernardino county california. It is a futuristic vision rising out of the mojave desert.

A 377 megawatt 3 500 acre solar thermal. See 15 reviews articles and 14 photos of ivanpah solar electric generating system ranked no 3 on tripadvisor among 3 attractions in nipton. Ivanpah solar electric generating system nipton. Ivanpah solar electrical generating system.

Ivanpah which began commercial operation in 2013 is delivering power to pg e and southern california edison. This one of a kind tour will show you the behind the scenes picture of operating the largest concentrated solar energy system in the world. 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. Ivanpah the world s largest solar plant is a glittering sea of mirrors concentrating sunlight into three glowing towers.