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Related: About this forumSolarreserve Reaches…Milestone In Completing Tower For World’s Largest Molten Salt Solar Tower Plant
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http://www.multivu.com/mnr/54637-solarreserve-world-s-largest-molten-salt-solar-tower-plant-zero-emission[font face=Times,Times New Roman,Serif][font size=5]SOLARRESERVE REACHES MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE IN COMPLETING TOWER FOR WORLDS LARGEST MOLTEN SALT SOLAR TOWER PLANT[/font]
[font size=4]Nevada project represents leading solar thermal technology worldwide integrated energy storage provides predictable and zero-emissions electricity day or night to meet peak demands[/font]
[font size=3]SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant located near Tonopah, Nev. Utilizing the most advanced solar thermal technology worldwide, the Crescent Dunes Plant will be the nations first commercial-scale solar power facility with fully integrated energy storage and the largest power plant of its kind in the world.
Completion of the solar power tower is a significant milestone not only for SolarReserve and our plant, but also for the solar energy industry as a whole. This project is on track to bring American innovation to fruition and is already creating jobs, said Kevin Smith, CEO of SolarReserve. Our U.S.-developed technology has the ability to store energy for 10-15 hours and solves the issue of intermittent power generation to the grid, the number one limitation to other solar and wind renewable energy technologies. We can deliver electricity on demand the same way a coal, natural gas or nuclear fueled plant does but without emitting any harmful pollution or hazardous materials providing a genuine alternative to conventional power generation.
The flagship project is jointly owned by SolarReserve, ACS Cobra, a worldwide leader in the engineering and construction of power plants and solar thermal facilities, and Santander, a global financial services and banking leader. ACS Cobras Nevada-based affiliate, Cobra Thermosolar Plants Inc., is the general contractor for the project and is utilizing Nevada and regional subcontractors to perform the work.
We are pleased to be partnering with SolarReserve and Santander in constructing the worlds leading solar technology, said Jose Alfonso Nebrera Garcia, Director General of ACS Cobra. SolarReserves molten salt power tower technology will change the face of solar thermal power as the world knows it, and we are excited to help implement this important technology in Nevada.
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[font size=4]Nevada project represents leading solar thermal technology worldwide integrated energy storage provides predictable and zero-emissions electricity day or night to meet peak demands[/font]
[font size=3]SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant located near Tonopah, Nev. Utilizing the most advanced solar thermal technology worldwide, the Crescent Dunes Plant will be the nations first commercial-scale solar power facility with fully integrated energy storage and the largest power plant of its kind in the world.
Completion of the solar power tower is a significant milestone not only for SolarReserve and our plant, but also for the solar energy industry as a whole. This project is on track to bring American innovation to fruition and is already creating jobs, said Kevin Smith, CEO of SolarReserve. Our U.S.-developed technology has the ability to store energy for 10-15 hours and solves the issue of intermittent power generation to the grid, the number one limitation to other solar and wind renewable energy technologies. We can deliver electricity on demand the same way a coal, natural gas or nuclear fueled plant does but without emitting any harmful pollution or hazardous materials providing a genuine alternative to conventional power generation.
The flagship project is jointly owned by SolarReserve, ACS Cobra, a worldwide leader in the engineering and construction of power plants and solar thermal facilities, and Santander, a global financial services and banking leader. ACS Cobras Nevada-based affiliate, Cobra Thermosolar Plants Inc., is the general contractor for the project and is utilizing Nevada and regional subcontractors to perform the work.
We are pleased to be partnering with SolarReserve and Santander in constructing the worlds leading solar technology, said Jose Alfonso Nebrera Garcia, Director General of ACS Cobra. SolarReserves molten salt power tower technology will change the face of solar thermal power as the world knows it, and we are excited to help implement this important technology in Nevada.
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Solarreserve Reaches…Milestone In Completing Tower For World’s Largest Molten Salt Solar Tower Plant (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Feb 2012
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(16,881 posts)1. It is good to see two world-leading Spanish enterprises,
ACS Cobra in solar-thermal engineering, Banco Santander in finance, profitably collaborating with US partners in the US in this way, as these and other leading Spanish companies are doing quietly and succesfully all over the world.