It was a massive solar project, over a billion dollars, in the Mohave desert. It was a huge tower with as massive array of solar panels reflecting solar energy to a huge tower to heat liquid sodium.
The article below is terrible as it makes it sound like other energy dot Rs became cheaper and it couldn’t compete. I am sure that competition contributed but there is much more to the story.
This was huge scam from the start. It was supposed to heat up to melt the sodium and stay hot enough all night to operate. A true greenie wet dream.
But it didn’t attain the peak temps designed and cooled off too much at night.
So they built a natural gas line to it and a gas turbine to get it during the night. Even with that it still didn’t generate electricity to its targeted levels.
So it didn’t work. Needed supplemental heat, had huge cost overruns and failed to meet its goals.
www.ibtimes.com
The article below is terrible as it makes it sound like other energy dot Rs became cheaper and it couldn’t compete. I am sure that competition contributed but there is much more to the story.
This was huge scam from the start. It was supposed to heat up to melt the sodium and stay hot enough all night to operate. A true greenie wet dream.
But it didn’t attain the peak temps designed and cooled off too much at night.
So they built a natural gas line to it and a gas turbine to get it during the night. Even with that it still didn’t generate electricity to its targeted levels.
So it didn’t work. Needed supplemental heat, had huge cost overruns and failed to meet its goals.
Giant Solar Farm In Mojave Desert Could Close Just A Decade After Opening
A California power utility is seeking to end a contract early, leading to the closure of the world's largest solar power plant on the California-Nevada border.
www.ibtimes.com
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