SolarWorld is a pioneer in the production of solar power and has been in the market for about 35 years. The company uses silicon power technology to harness solar energy. It proposes to establish a Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Desert area of California.
The Desert Star Solar Project is intended to be built in an area of about 164 ac between Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree. The project is expected to supply 25-MW (DC) power to the Southern California Edison electrical grid while its annual renewable energy supply will be about 58,312 MW. The power grid is aimed to cater to the needs of domestic consumers and nearly 9000 consumers will be benefitted by the proposed project. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division of SolarWorld based at Twentynine Palms, Califonia takes care of the installation of the Desert Solar Project.
SolarWorld Sunmodule solar panels are being manufactured in the company’s factory site situated at Hillsboro, Oregon. Around 100,092 of these panels mounted on Suntrac single-axis trackers are expected to be installed in the project site.
Kevin Kilkelly, the President of SolarWorld America, stated that with the company’s rich experience in utility-scale projects in combination with the solar panels and single-axis trackers manufactured by them, the Mojave System will remain as the largest crystalline-silicon solar plant in California. The Suntrac power system is designed with minimal installation cost and is focused on increasing the electricity production to the level as high as 21% as against fixed ground-mount racking.
With the budget of $5.2 million, the SolarWorld has begun its operation in June 2012 and is presently under the process of hiring 150 workers for its operation and maintenance divisions. Solar energy is an excellent source of renewable energy and the solar power grid procured from this Desert Project is estimated to eliminate 31,000 tons of carbon emissions per year that is equal to removing 61,000 vehicles from the road till their life span.
Source: www.SolarWorld.com
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