Eco Factor: Solar plant capable of generating 5MW of solar energy.
eSolar has unveiled its SunTower power plant, which the company claims to enable a new blueprint for Solar Thermal Deployment worldwide. The plant is located on a sunny stretch of desert in Lancaster, California and is the first CSP solar tower of its kind in the US.
The tower is based on the use of 24,000 mirrors that precisely focus the energy of the sun to a single point. This energy is then used to heat water to create steam, which then fuels a turbine to generate about 5MW of green electricity, which can power over 4000 urban homes.
Constructed in less than one year, eSolar’s Sierra SunTower power plant marks the first of several developments in the Antelope Valley region using eSolar technology. Over the course of construction, this project created 300 jobs.
Via: BusinessWire/WorldChanging
