Largest Solar Plant of World in USA

USA on 25 October 2010 sanctioned the world’s largest solar plant in Mojave Desert near Blythe, California. The plant is the world's largest concentrated solar power plant and one that more than doubles all of U.S. solar output and can power at least 300,000 homes.

The solar plant in Mojave Desert will use parabolic trough system whereby parabolic mirrors focus the sun's energy onto collector tubes. Fluid in the tubes is then heated and sent to a boiler, which sends live steam to a turbine to produce electricity.

The project in the Mojave Desert near Blythe, Calif., is the sixth solar venture authorized within the last month. All are in desert areas. The production from the plant will start from 2013.

Environmentalists are critisising the project. The reason behind their criticism is the displacement of various desert animals like big horn ships, desert tortoise in the concerned desert area.
The project was awarded to German company Developer Solar Millennium.