Friday, April 01, 2011

The Nichols Solar Concentrating PV Farm

A solar farm using concentrating solar photovoltaic technology, which combines mirrors and solar PV cells, was recently completed in Hanford, Calif. at the Nichols Farms. It’s a 1 MW solar project, using technology from SolFocus, and built by Bechtel and developer Sol Orchard. 

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Now, they need to plant red clover under the collectors and install beehives.  Not only will they be able to collect honey, the bees will pollinate the surrounding fields when the various fruits and veggies are blooming. 

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