Landmark Hybrid Geothermal-Solar Plant for NV

Nevada Power Plant First in World With Solar-Geothermal Mix

Scott Sonner, March 29, 2016 (Associated Press via ABC News)

“…[The final piece of the 61 megawatt Stillwater Hybrid Power Plant, the only hybrid power plant in the world producing renewable energy by combining a 33 megawatt geothermal plant with two kinds of solar power, is now in place. Built by Enel Green Power North America, a subsidiary of Italy’s Enel, it] produces energy more efficiently through a complementary operation that relies on [a 26 megawatt capacity from] solar panels and a new [2 megawatt] solar thermal operation on the sunniest and hottest days when geothermal production is lower than average…[The original geothermal plant was built in 2009 and the] photovoltaic component powered by solar panels was added in 2012. The new solar thermal system, which produces energy from heat, rather than light, began operation last year…” click here for more

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