page_title: GlassPoint Solar
section_title: Berry Petroleum
hierarchical_section_title: GlassPoint Solar / Projects / Berry Petroleum
caption_attribution_description: English: An up-close photo of a solar enhanced oil recovery site in Kern County, CA, developed by GlassPoint Solar.
context_page_description: GlassPoint Solar is a private company founded in 2009 that designs and manufactures solar steam generators that use solar thermal technology to generate steam for industrial processes.
context_section_description: In 2011, GlassPoint deployed the world's first commercial solar EOR project at an oilfield operated by Berry Petroleum in Kern County, Calif., USA. Built in less than six weeks, the system uses the sun's radiant heat to produce approximately 1 million British Thermal Units (Btus) per hour of solar heat. GlassPoint partnered with local firms TJ Cross Engineers and PCL Industrial Services, as well as San Francisco based REM Design, to construct the system, which spans 7,000 square feet of land on the 100-year-old oilfield. The enclosed trough system preheats water to 190 °F used as feedwater for Berry Petroleum's gas-fired steam generators.
caption: The world's first solar EOR project, operated by Berry Petroleum Company in Kern Country, CA, USA.
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