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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
Project Information
- Project Location:
- CA
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Power Generation & Distribution
Scope Of Work
World's largest solar thermal energy facility delivers clean, renewable electricity
Located in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, the 377-megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is the world’s largest solar thermal facility. Created through the joint effort of NRG, Google, and BrightSource Energy, Ivanpah produces enough clean, renewable electricity to power 140,000 homes. At the time, Ivanpah nearly doubled the amount of commercial solar thermal energy generated in the United States.
Bechtel provided an early investment commitment for the $2 billion project and assisted BrightSource in obtaining a $1.37 billion DOE loan guarantee. We also also assisted BrightSource with various development activities such as job creation analysis to better understand the project’s impact on the community.
In addition, we designed, procured, and built the project’s trio of 450-foot- (137-meter-) high power towers and successfully placed 2,200-ton boilers on top of each tower all within 36 months maintaining a safety record of 7.3 million hours without a lost-time incident.
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