Ivanpah Solar project reaches halfway mark and peak of construction employment

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2012

NRG Energy, Google, BrightSource Energy and construction partner Bechtel announced that the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (Ivanpah SEGS) has reached the halfway mark of construction on the world’s largest solar thermal project. Ivanpah has also reached its peak construction workforce, with more than 2,100 construction workers and project support staff on-site. The $2.2 billion project is on-track to be complete in 2013.

“Ivanpah will be the largest project in the world to use this potentially transformative solar technology”

“Large-scale solar projects like Ivanpah create thousands of construction jobs and provide clean, renewable power to help meet state renewable energy goals,” said Tom Doyle, CEO of NRG Solar. “We believe that encouraging public and private investment in our domestic clean energy industry through successful projects like Ivanpah ultimately will pay dividends by helping to secure our country’s economic future.”

“Ivanpah is an iconic infrastructure project that will set the course for the future of renewable energy in the US and around the world,” said John Woolard, President & CEO, BrightSource Energy. “We are tremendously proud of the significant accomplishments being made towards Ivanpah’s completion, and look forward to powering California’s homes and businesses with clean and reliable electricity in the coming year.”

“Ivanpah will be the largest project in the world to use this potentially transformative solar technology,” said Rick Needham, Director of Energy & Sustainability for Google. “We hope that our support spurs further investment to deploy innovative, scalable renewable energy solutions around the world.”

Source: Business Wire