Rio Solare
The Rio Solare (Spanish: "River of the Sun") is a Closed-Loop Society concept designed to address environmental issues in the United States.[1] It is located in the tri-state area of Arizona, Nevada, and California. The project covers a 22-mile stretch of the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada in the north to Needles, California in the south. Currently, the project includes 8 major installations along this route,[2] each of which is a world’s first demonstration of proven technologies that exist today.[3]
History
Conception and Design
Rio Solare was the idea of entrepreneur Richard Brindisi who derived the concept while driving through the mountains surrounding Bullhead City, Arizona in 2008. The concept of Rio Solare is a self-sustained, closed-loop community similar to other global projects such as Kacare in Saudi Arabia or Masdar in Abu Dhabi. Like the Epcot Center at Disney World, this concept would be an exposure of technologies showcasing imagination, creativity, and application.
The Installations
As of 2022, there are eight proposed installations in the Rio Solare project:
- Laughlin Solar Tower, a concentrated solar power facility;
- Laughlin Solar Field, a conventional solar farm;
- Maglev Hyperloop, a demonstration vactrain line starting from Needles;
- City of Rio Solare, a planned community and incubator for biofuel and solar energy technologies, with energy from both sources made freely available to residents for powering homes and vehicles;
- Sugarcane Ethanol Plant, a sugarcane-fed bio-ethanol plant;
- The "World's Largest Algae Farm", an algae fuel aquaculture facility;
- Renewable Energy Lab and School, an educational institution affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and
- Emerald River Eco Park, a mixed indoor and outdoor park and recreation area.
References
Coordinates: 35°00′N 114°36′W / 35°N 114.6°W
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