Alstom selected for a steam turbine and a generator order for a Nevada thermosolar plant

Alstom signed a contract with US firm Cobra Thermosolar Plants Inc. to supply a 125 MW steam turbine and a generator for a thermal solar plant in Tonopah, Nevada, USA using tower technology.

This order confirms Alstoms expertise in manufacturing steam turbine to be operated in solar plants. It will be delivered in September 2012 and the solar plant will be commissioned by the end of 2013.

Solar thermal electric energy generation concentrates the light from the sun to create heat. The concentrated heat is then used to produce steam which is to power the turbines of a conventional power plant.

The project is the application of an innovative solar energy storage technology and will produce 500 000 megawatt hours per year to be sold to NV Energy, Nevada utility. It represents the equivalent of powering 43 000 homes during peak operation periods.

Alstom keeps enlarging its energy portfolio with an extensive offer in the fast-growing renewable energy market including activities in hydropower, tidal, waves, wind, geothermal, biomass and concentrated solar power. This contract in solar reinforces our commitment to the solar market, in line with Alstoms clean power strategy to meet the worlds growing demand for reliable and clean energy", said Armand Pineda, Vice-President Solar at Alstom.

In mid-2010, the USA produced more than half of all solar thermal power in the world.
Em meados de 2010, os Estados Unidos produziam mais da metade de toda a energia solar do mundo.

About Alstom Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,500 people in around 100 countries, and had sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.