It is reported here that an agreement has been signed between Southern California Edison and BrightSource Energy Inc. for the supply of 1,300MW of power from thermal solar plants. Up to 7 thermal solar plants will be built. BrightSource power specialises in solar tower technology, in which an array of heliostats concentrate sun light onto a solar receiver in the tower.
It is expected that the plants will be operational at 2013.
BrightSource solar is the assignee for US Patent Application 11/747,595. This patent application is for a high temperature solar receiver, well suited for installation in solar receiver towers.
This is yet another example of the US State of California supporting solar thermal power. Recently, the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger opened a plant for another solar thermal company AUSRA, which absorbed technology from its related company Solar Heat and Power, a client of Griffith Hack. Clearly the US is an important country to file solar power patents in.
Solar Tower surrounded by a heliostat array
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