BrightSource Completes Solar Development Center in Negev Desert
Posted on: Thursday, 12 June 2008, 09:00 CDT
Utility-scale solar plant developer BrightSource Energy and its Israeli subsidiary Luz II, have completed their Solar Energy Development Center in the Rotem Industrial Park, in Israel's Negev Desert.
The Solar Energy Development Center (SEDC) is an operational solar field that will provide BrightSource Energy with the ability to test equipment, materials and procedures as well as construction and operating methods.
This solar field is a scaled cross-section of a typical commercial plant and includes more than 1,600 full-size heliostats and a 60m tower topped by a solar boiler. The power tower and surrounding heliostats concentrate the sun's energy onto the boiler.
The utility-grade superheated steam will be piped from the boiler to a standard turbine where electricity will be generated, all at a reportedly higher operating efficiency and lower cost than other solar power plants.
John Woolard, CEO of BrightSource Energy, said: "This is an important step forward for the entire solar industry and for anyone who cares about generating clean energy at significant scale. With the launch of this center, we are proving that clean energy can be generated reliably, more efficiently, and at lower cost than ever before."
Source: Datamonitor
Related Articles
- Progress Energy Carolinas, Carolina Solar Energy Partner to Develop Person County Solar Park
- Following The Path Of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis
- $35M Center Could Lead to $1B Solar Energy
- GE Accelerates Solar Energy Research
- UNIDO Inaugurates Major Solar Energy Project in Northwest China
- Palo Alto Research Center Teams With SolFocus to Deliver Affordable Solar Energy
- Int'L Solar Energy Promotion Center to Be Built With UNIDO Aid
- China Holds International Symposium on Solar Energy
- Fleet Center, SDG&E Host Family Solar Energy Day
- Physicist sees optics playing big role in solar energy
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds