BrightSource Energy, Inc.
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BrightSource Energy, Inc. Company Profile

BrightSource Energy figures who needs fossil fuels when you have the power of the sun. The company designs, builds, and sells solar thermal systems using its own solar thermal technology, which transforms the sun's energy into high-temperature steam to produce renewable electricity. Its systems are used by large electric utilities, as well as industrial companies that use the steam for thermal enhanced oil recovery and other applications. It has about 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of power under contracts with Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison, two of California's largest electric utilities. Founded in 2004, BrightSource has operations in the US and Israel.