Nevada Solar One
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PeterNoG
N 35° 48.060 W 114° 58.260
11S E 683339 N 3963776
Nevada Solar One is the third largest solar power plant in the world. The total project site covers approximately 400 acres, while the solar collectors cover about three fourths of that area - the size of 200 football fields.
Waymark Code: WM332B
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2008
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As of June 2007, Nevada Solar One was generating 64MW and is the first solar thermal power plant built in the United States in more than 16 years. Nevada Solar One is about 13 miles southwest of Boulder City, Nevada off US Hwy 95. It was built by Spanish conglomerate Acciona Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Solargenix Energy. Acciona purchased a 55 percent stake in Solargenix and now owns 100 percent of the project. Nevada Solar One is unrelated to Solar One, aside from having a similar name. Nevada Solar One produces enough power for more than 40,000 households.
Type of system: Thermal electric (heat engine)
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