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'Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS)' is the name given to nine solar power plants in California's Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States. SEGS III-VII are located at Kramer Junction, with SEGS VIII-IX at Harper Lake and SEGS I-II at Daggett respectively.[1]
The installation uses parabolic trough solar thermal technology along with natural gas to generate electricity. The plants have a 354 MW installed capacity, making the system the largest solar plant of any kind in the world.[2] By comparison, the largest photovoltaic plant produces 12 MW,[3] although a 40 MW PV installation (Waldpolenz Solar Park) is under construction in Germany[4] and a 154 MW PV Solar power station in Victoria, Australia, is planned.[5]
The SEGS power plants were commissioned between 1984 and 1991. The facilities have a total of over 1,000,000 mirrors and cover more than 1,600 acres (6.4 km²). SEGS VIII (80MW) and SEGS IX (80MW) are the largest solar power plants individually and collectively in the world.[6]
★ FPL Energy
★ Nevada Solar One
★ Solar power
★ Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
★ Solar thermal energy
★ Stirling Energy Systems
★ Trough concentrator
1. [1]
2. [2]
3. [3]
4. [4]
5. Australia advances with solar power ''The Times'', 26 October 2006.
6. Solar Trough Power Plants
★ Official web site
★ Ten facts about solar thermal power
★ SEGS I and II:
★ SEGS III through VII:
★ SEGS VIII and IX:
Sketch of a Parabolic Trough Collector
'Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS)' is the name given to nine solar power plants in California's Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States. SEGS III-VII are located at Kramer Junction, with SEGS VIII-IX at Harper Lake and SEGS I-II at Daggett respectively.[1]
The installation uses parabolic trough solar thermal technology along with natural gas to generate electricity. The plants have a 354 MW installed capacity, making the system the largest solar plant of any kind in the world.[2] By comparison, the largest photovoltaic plant produces 12 MW,[3] although a 40 MW PV installation (Waldpolenz Solar Park) is under construction in Germany[4] and a 154 MW PV Solar power station in Victoria, Australia, is planned.[5]
The SEGS power plants were commissioned between 1984 and 1991. The facilities have a total of over 1,000,000 mirrors and cover more than 1,600 acres (6.4 km²). SEGS VIII (80MW) and SEGS IX (80MW) are the largest solar power plants individually and collectively in the world.[6]
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| See also |
| References |
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See also
★ FPL Energy
★ Nevada Solar One
★ Solar power
★ Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
★ Solar thermal energy
★ Stirling Energy Systems
★ Trough concentrator
References
1. [1]
2. [2]
3. [3]
4. [4]
5. Australia advances with solar power ''The Times'', 26 October 2006.
6. Solar Trough Power Plants
External links
★ Official web site
★ Ten facts about solar thermal power
★ SEGS I and II:
★ SEGS III through VII:
★ SEGS VIII and IX:
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