The Greek island of Crete is planning for a 38-megawatt solar plant. BrightSource has been tapped to help build it.
Oakland, California-based BrightSource has signed a deal with Nur Energie which is a U.K. company developing a solar project, to use its LPT 550 energy system, the solar manufacturer announced today.
When complete and running at full capacity, the plant is expected to generate enough electricity for 13,000 homes.
BrightSource is known for its signature solar “power tower” technology that employs hundreds of sun-worshipping heliostats. The solar-tracking mirrors reflect solar rays on a common tower containing a boiler. The liquid inside the tower’s boiler is heated to produce a high temperature steam. The steam power is used to drive a turbine-powered generator to make electricity.
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