Ivanpah Solar Tours

On thursday april 18 2019 the nevada chapter of the association of energy engineers aee will host a field trip to the ivanpah solar thermal facility located on the nv ca border along i 15.

Ivanpah solar tours. Ivanpah solar electrical generating system isegs covers 3 500 acres with three separate concentrated solar power csp a form of solar thermal power production. See 15 reviews articles and 14 photos of ivanpah solar electric generating system ranked no 3 on tripadvisor among 3 attractions in nipton. It deploys 173 500 heliostats each with two mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on three 459 ft 139 9 m tall solar power. Ivanpah is a hybrid solar plant relying on both solar thermal csp and natural gas back up power gas is also used as a fuel at night to keep isegs primed and to heat water used.

It is a futuristic vision rising out of the mojave desert. Ivanpah the world s largest solar plant is a glittering sea of mirrors concentrating sunlight into three glowing towers. Ivanpah which began commercial operation in 2013 is delivering power to pg e and southern california edison. Read more date of experience.

The world s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts. The project is currently the largest solar thermal power plant in the world. The ivanpah solar electric generating system is a concentrated solar thermal plant in the mojave desert it is located at the base of clark mountain in california across the state line from primm nevada the plant has a gross capacity of 392 megawatts mw. Ivanpah was constructed by bechtel and is operated by nrg energy one of the project s equity investors.

Ivanpah solar electrical generating system. Ivanpah solar electric generating system nipton. While travelling from las vegas to los angeles on the i 15 you can easily see the ivanpah solar farm its vast and gleaming on a normal californian day well worth the viewing. A 377 megawatt 3 500 acre solar thermal.