Solar thermal power plant

This is a list of the largest facilities generating electricity through the use of solar thermal power, specifically concentrated solar power.DecommissionedEurelios pilot plant, a 1 MW, power tower design in Adrano, Sicily, operational 1981-1987Solar One pilot plant, operational 1982-1986; converted into Solar Two, operational 1995-1999; site demolished 2009 — USA California, 10 MW, power tower designSES-5 — USSR, 5 MW, power tower design, water / Steam, service period 1985-1989Maricopa Solar — USA Peoria, Arizona, 1.5 MW dish stirling SES / Tessera Solar's first commercial-scale Dish Stirling power plant. Completed January 2010, decommissioned September 2011 and sold to CondiSys Solar Technology of China on April 2012.Further readingClean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy (2012) by Ron Pernick and Clint WilderDeploying Renewables 2011 (2011) by the International Energy AgencyReinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (2011) by Amory LovinsRenewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (2011) by the IPCCSolar Energy Perspectives (2011) by the International Energy Agency