Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Google Invests $168 Million In Solar Power Plant

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Google has invested $168 million in a solar power plant which is being developed by BrightSource Energy in the Mojave Desert in California, and according to Google the plant will generate 392 gross MW of solar energy, which is the equivalent to taking more than 90,000 cars off the road over the lifetime of the pant.

The new solar plant uses power towers, which use a field of mirros called heliostats, these mirrors then concentrate the suns energy onto a solar receiver on top of a tower.

BrightSource solar power plant(...)
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