How does a BrightSource Energy power plant work?
Unlike solar photovoltaic technologies, which convert sunlight directly to electricity through silicon or other solid-state materials, BrightSource Energy’s solar thermal technology converts sunlight to heat, in the form of steam or hot air that is then used to drive a turbine to produce electricity. The technology used by BrightSource is called Luz Power Towers, or LPT.
Unlike solar photovoltaic technologies, which convert sunlight directly to electricity through silicon or other solid-state materials, BrightSource Energy’s solar thermal technology converts sunlight to heat, in the form of steam or hot air that is then used to drive a turbine to produce electricity. The technology used by BrightSource is called Dynamic Power Tower, or DPT.
