Genesis Solar Energy Project
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The Genesis Solar Energy Project is a concentrated solar power station located in the Mojave Desert on 1,920 acres (780 ha) of Bureau of Land Management land, in eastern Riverside County, California. The Genesis Solar Energy Project is located about 25 miles (40 km) west of Blythe, in the Lower Colorado River Valley.[3] The plant was built in the Colorado Desert along an ancient trade route that native people had traveled for thousands of years. The route traversed the Sonoran Desert and enabled trade between the Colorado River and the coast.[4]
The solar power plant consists of two independent 125 MW net (140 MW gross) sections, using solar trough technology.[5] This was one of three of the world’s largest solar plants, that began supplying power in 2013 and 2014, located in the deserts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.[6] The Project power block and solar arrays occupy about 1,360 acres (550 ha) of the site. The rest are the evaporation ponds, access road, administration buildings and some fenced open area. The 1840 Solar Collector Assemblies are 1,048 square metres (11,280 sq ft) each, yielding 1,928,320 square metres (20,756,300 sq ft) of total solar aperture.
A June 2014 report details the project's potential impact on bird populations.[7] 133 killed birds and/or bats were reported killed at Ivanpah Solar Energy Center between January-June 2014 by H.T. Harvey and Associates, a consulting firm hired by Ivanpah owners NRG Energy and Brightsource Energy. The figure has not been confirmed by independent sources.[8] For perspective, approximately 1.2 billion birds die annually from collisions with windows, vehicles, and power lines.[9] After a video appeared online [10] showing what appear to birds "vaporizing" in the intense heat of the solar flux at Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, CEO Kevin Smith of SolarReserve, Crescent Dunes owner, claims focusing no more than 4 mirrors on any one place in the air during standby "appears to have fully corrected the problem". The claim has not been verified by independent sources.[11]
Production
Genesis Solar Energy Project's production is as follows (MWh).[12]
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 345 | 6,684 | 7,029 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 4,892 | 13,080 | 48,455 | 60,960 | 72,621 | 80,979 | 68,861 | 66,969 | 63,976 | 46,236 | 35,271 | 13,813 | 576,113 |
| 2015 | 16,876 | 40,980 | 60,875 | 70,919 | 72,725 | 70,898 | 70,190 | 69,009 | 52,732 | 41,160 | 33,601 | 21,489 | 621,454 |
| 2016 | 17,573 | 17,573 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1,222,169 | ||||||||||||
Projected full production is 580,000 MW·h per year.[13]
See also
References
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- Nexteraenergyresources.com: Genesis Solar Energy Project — (redesign factsheet)
- ↑ Another Huge Solar Plant Goes Online in California's Desert, Chris Clarke, REWIRE, May 5, 2014
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- ↑ Energy.ca.gov: Genesis Solar Energy Project
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- ↑ Blm.gov: Renewable Energy Projects Approved Since the Beginning of Calendar Year 2009
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- ↑ http://www.west-inc.com/reports/avian_collisions.pdf
- ↑ http://www.basinandrangewatch.org/Crescent-Dunes-Solar-Flux.html
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