Fluor has said that it will provide design optimization to rapidly scale eSolar's 46MW power plants. The undisclosed contract value was booked in the company's third quarter of 2009.

The company has said that its southern California operations center is leading the effort on the project with an immediate start date. Fluor will perform detailed studies focused on optimizing performance, constructability and cost.

Dave Dunning, president of Fluor's power group, said: "Fluor is well-positioned to play a leading role in the global engineering, procurement and construction renewable energy market.

"Our proven expertise in designing and building power generation facilities will further validate and strengthen eSolar's technological advancements and bolster their ability to deploy their unique design worldwide to meet their business agenda."

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