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Crescent dunes solar energy project

The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is a solar thermal power project with an installed capacity of 110 megawatt (MW) and 1.1 gigawatt-hours of energy storage located near Tonopah, about 190 miles (310 km) northwest of Las Vegas. Crescent Dunes is the first commercial concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with a central receiver tower and advanced molten salt energy storage te. Watch full videoCountryUnited StatesLocation, Nye County, NevadaStatusPost-bankruptcy reorganization, restartConstruction began2011HistoryIn late September 2011 Tonopah Solar Energy received a $737 million from the (DOE) and the right to build on public land. The capital stack included $1.

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