Category Solar power

Photovoltaics convert light directly into power. Ecoworldly has lots of information about the biggest PV plants, both existing and planned.

Most are in the Mojave desert. The biggest project, eSolar, is partly funded by Google and will product a whopping 1 GW when completed. They bill themselves as “utility-scale solar power.”

Solar thermal takes the heat of the sun and uses it directly to power steam turbines to create power. The heat can also be stored in molten salt and other materials so the turbines can be powered at night, when…