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Heliogen sets up concentrated solar facility in California

Concentrated solar energy system manufacturing Heliogen has begun to set up a production facility in Long Beach, California.

The company said on Feb. 22 that its 90,000 sq. ft. Long Beach facility is expected to become operational in the third quarter of 2022. The facility is designed to feature assembly lines, a test facility, and what the company said is a rapid development center.

Heliostats produced at the facility are expected to be used in the company’s first commercial project in California. Heliogen CEO Bill Gross said that the production facility’s controlled conditions present manufacturing advantages over previous construction field production.

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