Bechtel Jumps Into Solar With Bright Source Deal

摘要

In a huge boost for the financial and technical credibility of the high-profile solar startup, BrightSource Energy Inc. announced last week that Bechtel would engineer, build and invest an undisclosed amount in its 440 megawatt Ivanpah project in California, the first commercial-scale deployment of BrightSource's new concentrating solar power technology.rnThe participation of Bechtel is likely to reassure other BrightSource investors-and the two California investor-owned utilities that have signed contracts to buy 2,600 MW from BrightSource-that the company will be able to deliver on the promise of its technology.