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addition to the crane work and grading, Local 12 operating engineers were trained to work on some specialized auger and pile driving equipment that set the pylons on which the heliostats are placed. Operators engaged in the grading and pylon installation utilized the latest in GPS technology to meet the precise specifications necessary for this kind of power system. If Ivanpah is successful, it could be a model for other massive solar projects on public lands. In a recent speech, President Barack Obama said he has directed the Department of the Interior to issue permits for an additional 10 GW of renewable energy on public lands by 2020. This is on top of the 10 GW of permitting that has been issued since 2012. In early June, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the approval of the 350 MW Midland Solar Energy Project in Nevada and the 100 MW Quartzsite Solar Energy Project in Arizona, along with the 70 MW New York Canyon Geothermal Project in Nevada. BrightSource Energy is currently working through the permitting process of its 500-megawatt Palen project, to be located on public land about 60 miles east of Indio, California. The project would use the same technology as Ivanpah, with two soaring solar towers, each surrounded by 85,000 heliostats. Projects like Ivanpah and Palen are essential to California’s ability to meet its 33 percent renewable energy goals with a balanced mix of power. Local 12 members stand to benefit from the construction boom in solar and other renewable energy projects in the years to come. 16 international operating engineer
[clockwise from top] Ivanpah’s three 459 foot generating towers will produce 392 megawatts of power; specialized augers prep the ground for pylon installation; hundreds of Local 12 operators work at the site during its thre year construction; artist rendering of a solar electric generating station. [photos] Local 12 and BrightSource Energy summer <strong>2013</strong> 17
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