The Nevada One solar power plant, located in Boulder City, Nevada, is the third-largest plant in the world, providing 64 MW of electricity.
Photo: Acciona Solar Power Nevada Solar One, a 64-megawatt solar-thermal power plant in Boulder City, Nevada, became fully operational in June 2007. The plant, among the largest in the world, features parabolic-trough mirrors that focus sunlight on tubes filled with a synthetic oil, heating it to over 700°F (370°C). The hot oil flows to a central plant, where it passes through a heat exchanger, generating the steam that drives a turbine to create electricity. The energy produced on the 300-acre site will power about 15,000 average homes and will be delivered primarily during peak demand times—summer afternoons and evenings. Acciona Solar Power is online at www.acciona.com; for more on parabolic-trough collectors, see
Wendt, A. (2007, August 2). Third-Largest Power Plant Goes On Line. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/third-largest-power-plant-goes-line
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