Final EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project
Final EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project

Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office

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Published: 2014

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The Palm Springs South Coast Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared this Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project Proposed Amendment to Right-of-Way (ROW) Grant CACA 048811 in response to a Level 3 variance application filed by NextEra Blythe Solar Energy Center, LLC, (Grant Holder) a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The variance application requests amendment of the 2010 ROW grant approved for the Blythe Solar Power Project (BSPP) to construct a 1,000-megawatt (MW) solar energy generating plant utilizing thermal parabolic trough technology on 6,831 acres of public land located near the City of Blythe in Riverside County, California.

Draft EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project
Draft EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project

Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office

Publisher:

Published: 2014

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This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) was prepared considering proposed amendments to the previously approved Blythe Solar Power Project (BSPP) right-of-way (ROW) grant. The BSPP received a ROW grant in 2010 to construct a 1,000-megawatt (MW) solar energy generating plant utilizing thermal parabolic trough technology on 6,831 acres of public land located near the City of Blythe in Riverside County, California (Approved Project). The current owner and holder of the BSPP right-of-way (ROW) grant (CACA-048811) has relinquished a portion of the original ROW and is requesting a variance from the existing approval to amend the grant to convert the BSPP to photovoltaic technology, reduce the size of the solar plant site, and reconfigure the solar plant site to allow transmission and access road corridors through the BSPP site for two projects proposed to the north (Modified Project). The pending decision on the BSPP is whether to approve, approve with modifications, or deny issuance of a modified ROW grant.

Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation
Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation

Author: Anco S. Blazev

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 8770222940

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Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation is an in-depth review of the solar industry development, and present day state-of-the-art. It emphasizes current and future applications of photovoltaic equipment in the commercial and utility energy sectors, highlighting its use in large scale power generating plants operating in the U.S. deserts. The book reviews all key aspects of the photovoltaic technologies from a theoretical point of view, looking closely at their design parameters, materials, manufacturing, quality and performance. It also covers the practical applications, focusing on large scale photovoltaics as a major alternative energy source. The author examines the advantages and disadvantages of each of today’s solar technologies and projects them into the future in search of optimized niche markets and maximum utilization. Key technical issues related to: manufacturing and test procedures, product quality and safety, field performance, environmental impact, and other issues are thoroughly analyzed. Lack of standardized manufacturing processes and operating procedures, fluctuating political and regulatory policies, and the different financing, legal and marketing aspects of the solar industry are amidst the topics discussed in detail as well. Photovoltaics for Commercial and Utilities Power Generation provides a 360 degree view of today’s solar energy products and the related manufacturing and operating procedures. It exposes the issues plaguing the solar industry, with the ultimate goal of finding the best solutions as needed to bring photovoltaic technologies to acceptable level of efficient, reliable and cost-effective operation in large scale power generation plants. Large scale PV power generation is one of the keys to meeting the energy and environmental demands of the 21st century. This book identifies the major issues and suggests solutions to the obstacles hindering the large scale deployment of photovoltaics in the U.S. and abroad.