Thursday, August 6, 2015

USA, Nevada:

Enel Paving The Way For Making CSP A Practical Component Of Geothermal (Solar Industry)

Last year, Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGP-NA) added a 17 MW trough-based concentrating solar power (CSP) component to its existing 33 MW Stillwater geothermal power facility in Churchill County, Nevada, USA.

The company is hoping the hybrid power station will pave the way for more such projects in the future.

William Price, vice president of geothermal engineering and construction at EGP-NA, says the transformation of Stillwater into a hybrid power facility has nothing to do with output problems. The project is producing electricity for NV Energy under a power purchase agreement (PPA).

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