BrightSource has standing power contracts for the production of 1.8 gigawatts of electricity with two of California’s largest utility companies, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Southern California Edison.
Nearly 30 years ago, a group of technical experts pioneered the first utility-scale solar power plant by designing and developing a solar thermal electric power plant that can generate 354 megawatts of electricity. Using its extensive expertise in project development, this team was able to develop, construct and manage solar, wind, and other conventional power plants worldwide that has the capacity of generating 20 gigawatts of power.
BrightSource capitalizes on these experiences to advance the industry of solar thermal energy through the development and deployment of solar power tower systems that provide higher solar power conversion efficiency at the lowest possible costs.
In its thermal technology, BrightSource creates steam outside the conventional way – using nuclear power or fossil fuels – but the energy comes from the sun. Because there are no turbines used in the operation, not only the output power is clean but the entire process of producing that power is clean and environment friendly.
In order to control thousands of tracking mirrors, BrightSource is using its own proprietary software called heliostats. This allows the sunlight to focus on the boiler filled with water. As the boiler is hit by sunlight, the water heats and creates steam. The steam drives the turbines to produce electricity or enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in the industrial process application.
With the integration of power black components like turbine with its proprietary technology, BrightSource expects to be able to deliver the most reliable, most cost-competitive, and cleanest power.
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