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PGandE and NRG Energy collaborate on 92 MW solar thermal power
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Pangea on 10/12/2009 22:00:00
 
The Alpine SunTower project features eSolar’s modular, scalable solar thermal
technology and is scheduled for completion in 2012. The project will be located
near Lancaster, California, USA, and will produce approximately 192 GWh
renewable electricity each year.
The project is part of eSolar and NRG’s recently announced plans to develop up
to 500 MW of solar thermal power in California and across the Southwestern
United States.
eSolar’s concentrating solar power (CSP) projects feature a combination of
optics and software in a pre-fabricated form factor for cost-effective
scalability. Its scalable plants will be built in 46 MW unit solutions, each of
which requires one quarter square mile of land.