"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The 392-MW Ivanpah solar thermal plant in California near Primm, Nevada officially goes online today, with a dedication ceremony. Celebrities include execs from the project’s creators NRG Energy, Bechtel, and Brightsource, and financial backers Google and the Department of Energy’s…
Solar thermal power plants can use twice as much water as fossil fuel plants and are generally in deserts. The problem is obvious, water is pumped from aquifers. The primary advantage solar thermal has over solar photovoltaic (which uses practically…
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…
Brightsource has cancelled plans for a ginormous solar thermal plant on 4,000 acres of desert near Blythe CA, citing costs. A similar plant in Inyo County has been suspended. The Calico Solar Project in the Mojave has also been cancelled,…
BrightSource just cancelled a proposed solar thermal plant due to uncertainties surrounding transmission lines, costs, and the time involved in making changes to plans. They wanted to change their Hiddens Hills construction plans in Inyo County CA to include molten salt heat…