California's Solar Farms

Where is the World's Largest Concentrated Solar Thermal Plant located?

• Sahara Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Arabian Desert

When did the construction of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System begin?

• Oct 2014

• Oct 2012

• Oct 2010

• Oct 2008

How much clean electricity can the facility produce?

• 192 megawatts

• 292 megawatts

• 392 megawatts

• 492 megawatts

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Which companies have long term power purchase agreements with the thermal plant?

• Atlantic Gas & Electric and Western California Power Corp

• Pacific Electric & Water and Northern California Energy Co

• Central Gas & Power and Eastern California Utilities

• Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison Company

When was the first unit of the system connected to the Electricity grid for an initial synchronisation test?

• September 2014

• September 2013

• September 2012

• September 2011

Who developed the thermal plant?

• SunEdison and Siemens

• First Solar and SunPower

• BrightSource Energy and Bechtel

• SolarCity and Tesla

How much did Google contribute to the project?

• $68 million USD

• $368 million USD

• $168 million USD

• $268 million USD

What is the total cost of the project?

• $1.18 billion USD

• $2.68 billion USD

• $1.68 billion USD

• $2.18 billion USD

How many heliostats does the Ivanpah system deploy?

• 173,500

• 123,500

• 223,500

• 73,500

What technology do these plants use?

• Luz Power Tower 550 technology

• Luz Power Tower 750 technology

• Luz Power Tower 450 technology

• Luz Power Tower 650 technology