加利福尼亞的帝王谷太陽能項目得到了加利福尼亞能源委員會的建設(shè)批準，該項目選址在El Centro 西部14米的地方。

設(shè)施的主要設(shè)備包括28,000 個25KW太陽能發(fā)電系統(tǒng)或者是引擎設(shè)計轉(zhuǎn)化太陽能接收器，引擎太陽能接收器包括光伏接收轉(zhuǎn)換器，閉路高效引擎，這些都是要把太陽能轉(zhuǎn)化成旋轉(zhuǎn)功率，并且使發(fā)電裝置發(fā)電。

A California Energy Commission (CEC) siting committee is recommending approval of the planned Imperial Valley Solar Project in Imperial County, Calif. The Imperial Valley Solar Project is being developed by Imperial Valley Solar LLC largely on public land managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The project site is located approximately 14 miles west of El Centro.

The primary equipment for the generating facility would include approximately 28,000 25 kW solar dish Stirling systems, or SunCatchers, consisting of a solar receiver heat exchanger and a closed-cycle, high-efficiency engine designed to convert solar power to rotary power and drive an electrical generator to produce electricity.