Nevada Solar One
Nevada Solar One is the third biggest solar power plant in the world, generating 64MW. It was built in Boulder City, Nevada.[1]
Nevada Solar One is a solar thermal power station and will use parabolic troughs, heating tubes of liquid (solar receivers). These solar receivers are specially coated tubes made of glass and steel.[2]
Nevada Solar One also uses a technology that collects extra heat by putting it into phase-changing molten salts. This energy can then be drawn on at night.[3]
Nevada Solar One started producing electricity in the June 2007.[4]
References
- "ACCIONA invests 220 million euros in a solar thermal electric power plant in Nevada (USA)" (in Spanish). 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- Schott: Glass made of ideas
- Nevada: Solar energy advances discussed
- Solar One is a "go" for launch
Other websites
- Nevada Solar One video Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Largest solar power plant in a generation to be built in Nevada
- Ten facts about solar thermal power
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