September 25, 2013
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Delivers Power for the First Time
Brightsource Energy announced that its huge, 2.2 billion DOE-funded solar thermal power plant at Ivanpah, California, delivered power to the grid for the first time. It was part of a test to demonstrate the system, which uses mirrors to focus sunlight on towers to generate steam. The steam is then used to spin turbines and […]

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