BrightSource Energy, Inc.
BrightSource, the CSP pioneer, combines breakthrough solar technologies with advanced storage, implementation and optimization capabilities to harness and manage renewable energy resources and provide the power required to meet the world’s growing clean energy and future grid needs. New BrightSource’s solar field captures, concentrates sun’s light to produce a solar flux that can be used as a heat source for a number of processes and applications. Headquartered in Israel, New BrightSource Energy is a privately held company with a business hub in UK. Our management includes seasoned professionals and solar energy pioneers.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Solar Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About Us
BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops, and deploys solar thermal technology to produce high-value electricity and steam for power, petroleum, and industrial-process markets worldwide.
BrightSource Energy's Environmental Commitment
At BrightSource Energy, respect for the environment informs our every thought and action, from the technology we develop to the stewardship we practice. Our concentrating solar power (CSP) technology exists to produce clean energy, address climate change, improve air quality and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Equally imperative is the all-encompassing environmental approach we take to each one of our projects. BrightSource’s solar thermal energy systems are designed specifically to minimize their impact on native ecosystems.
A History of Solar Expertise
The principal members of our technical team pioneered the first utility-scale solar energy plants nearly three decades ago by designing and developing 354 MW of solar thermal electric power plants, which remain in operation today. In addition, the team has extensive finance and project development expertise, and has collectively developed, constructed, and managed more than 20 gigawatts, or GW, of solar, wind and conventional power projects worldwide. Today, the BrightSource technical team is building on this experience to advance the solar thermal industry by developing and deploying a solar power tower system that provides both higher solar energy conversion efficiencies and lower costs.
Clean, reliable, and cost-competitive energy
BrightSource’s LPT solar thermal technology generates power the same way as traditional power plants – by creating high temperature steam to turn a turbine. However, instead of using fossil fuels or nuclear power to create the steam, BrightSource uses the sun’s energy.
BrightSource’s system uses proprietary software to control thousands of tracking mirrors, known as heliostats, to directly concentrate sunlight onto a boiler filled with water that sits atop a tower. When the sunlight hits the boiler, the water inside is heated and creates high temperature steam. Once produced, the steam is used either in a conventional turbine to produce electricity or in industrial process applications, such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR). By integrating conventional power block components, such as turbines, with our proprietary technology and state-of-the-art solar field design, projects using our systems are able to deliver cost-competitive, reliable and clean power when needed most. In addition, by integrating our technology with natural gas or other fossil fuels through a process referred to as hybridization, projects using our systems are able to further increase output and reliability.
Our Mission & Values
Mission Statement
BrightSource Energy designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce high-value electricity and steam for power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide.
Vision Statement
BrightSource Energy will develop and advance the technology necessary to harness the sun’s limitless potential to meet the world’s clean energy needs.
Values
- Safety
We value the safety and health of our employees and customers. - Integrity
We strive to uphold the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. - Excellence
We focus on quality and efficiency with passion to ensure we are leaders in our industry. - Environment
We are committed to creating a more sustainable world. - Teamwork
We strive to work as an integrated global team.