"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The Gemasolar solar thermal plant in Spain uses molten salt to store excess heat from the sun to power turbines at night. It recently produced electricity day and night for a record-breaking 36 days. Solar thermal uses heliostatic mirrors to…
Solar Thermal, also known as Concentrating Solar Power, could have a future when combined with solar photovoltaic power. Photovoltaic power is cheap and getting cheaper but has highly variable power generation. CSP, in which power is created by focusing the…
CSP focuses the heat of the sun onto a central tower to power turbines. Unforunately, it uses more water than any other form of energy generation. This is made worse by CSP plants invariably being located in deserts where water…
Renewable Energy World has a comprehensive overview of Concentrating Solar Power. Spain is the big player now, the US plans multi-gigawatts of CSP soon. Progress has been slow due to permits and delays, but production should be ramping up fast…
This test project by Sopogy will hopefully be the first of many as Hawaii continues to be leader in renewable energy. The 2 Megawatt thermal energy project which spans across 3.8 acres in the hot Kona desert utilizes 1,000 Sopogy…