General Plant Data

·         Location: Daggett California United States

·         Capacity (MW): 10

Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/solar-one-and-solar-two

Plant Timeline

·         Construction Start Date: 1994

·         Construction End Date: 1995

·         Generation Start Year: 1995

·         Closure Time: Decommissioned

Plant Costs

Heliostat Design

·         Heliostat Facets (C x R): 8x8

·         Solar Field Area (m²): 82750

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Two_Heliostat.jpg

Tower/Receiver

·         Receiver Fluid: Molten Salt

·         Receiever Manufacturer: Rocketdyne

·         Beam Characterizaton System: cumbersome,manual process

Source: https://www.solaripedia.com/13/31/solar_one_and_two_(now_defunct).html

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Two_2003.jpg

Plant Layout

·         Number of Heliostats: 1926

·         Tower Position (Lat/Long): 34.871,-116.834

Source: https://www.solaripedia.com/13/31/solar_one_and_two_(now_defunct).html