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December 2010
ON THE COVER
Florida Power & Light's (FPL's) 25-MW DeSoto New Generation Solar Energy Center entered
commercial service in October 2009. The plant's 90,000 sun-tracking photovoltaic
panels produce approximately 42,000 MWh annually from the 235-acre site. Source: FPL
COVER STORY: RENEWABLE TOP PLANTS
28 Blue Mountain Faulkner 1 Geothermal Power Plant, Humboldt County, Nevada
Geothermal power plants have one major advantage over solar- and wind-powered
plants: They provide baseload power. Last year, seven U.S. geothermal plants went
online. This one got an assist from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
30 Colmac Energy Inc.'s Biomass-Fueled Power Plant, Mecca, California
For 18 years, this biomass-fueled plant has provided reliable power to renewableshungry
California. Its feedstock comes not just from more familiar types of wood
wastes but also from the pruning and removal activities in southern California's citrus
orchards and vineyards.
32 DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, DeSoto County, Florida
This photovoltaic (PV) power plant has become famous not only because President
Obama visited it but also because it is the largest PV plant in the U.S. Though the first
phase benefited by receiving an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, Florida
Power & Light is already planning to plant more PV modules in southern Florida.
35 Kajang Waste-to-Energy Plant, Semenyih, Malaysia
Malaysia's first waste-to-energy plant is disposing of municipal solid waste in an
environmentally friendly way, reducing greenhouse gases, producing power, and
generating three different revenue streams. This privately funded plant's success has
already led to government approval of a second plant.
38 Kaukaan Voima Oy Biomass-Fired Power Plant, Lappeenranta, Finland
One of the world's largest wood-fired fluidized bed boilers provides multiple energy
streams: process steam and electricity for a pulp and paper mill plus electricity and
district heating for a municipal utility. Built for less than was estimated, this plant on
the border of the European Union and Russia is a perfect fit for its environment.
42 Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Isle of Thanet, UK
Despite the obvious challenges of erecting and maintaining power generation equipment
in deep waters, offshore wind power offers several advantages over landbased
wind farms, and it seems fitting that an island nation should have the world's
largest offshore wind farm.
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