Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is one of the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plants, located in California’s Mojave Desert and using thousands of mirrors to generate utility-scale renewable electricity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concentrated solar power plant
ⓘ
solar thermal power plant ⓘ |
| approximateSiteArea | about 3,500 acres ⓘ |
| commercialOperationStartDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern California Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | BrightSource Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity | 392 MW ⓘ |
| energySource | renewable energy ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
bird mortality from solar flux
ⓘ
impact on desert wildlife ⓘ |
| fuelType | solar energy ⓘ |
| gridConnection | California Independent System Operator grid ⓘ |
| gridRole | utility-scale baseload and peak power support ⓘ |
| hasCoolingSystem | air-cooled condenser ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHeliostats | over 170,000 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Unit 1
ⓘ
Unit 2 ⓘ Unit 3 ⓘ |
| heatTransferMedium | water/steam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert ⓘ San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Mojave Desert ecosystem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ivanpah Dry Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primm, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plants
ⓘ
use of thousands of heliostats focusing sunlight on central towers ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | NRG Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
BrightSource Energy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Google NERFINISHED ⓘ NRG Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | utility-scale electricity generation ⓘ |
| projectPhase | completed ⓘ |
| projectType | utility-scale solar power project ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technologyType |
concentrating solar power
ⓘ
solar power tower ⓘ |
| uses |
heliostats
ⓘ
mirrors ⓘ steam turbine generators ⓘ |
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