Tag: CSP
Ivanpah & Heliogen: Lessons from Concentrated Solar’s Decline
Ivanpah was supposed to be the future. When it opened in the Mojave Desert in 2014, with its three towers glowing like beacons and almost 400 MW of capacity, it was the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world. It had the backing of Google, NRG Energy, BrightSource, and … [continued]
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Yet Another Massive New Solar Factory Takes Shape In The US, Against The Odds
Another new solar factory is rising in North Carolina as the US solar industry continues to plan ahead for long term growth despite the abrupt shift in federal energy policy.
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The Truth About The “One Big Beautiful Bill”
“Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.” —Al Gore, 2007. “If God had intended to give us unlimited free energy, he would have put a giant furnace in the sky.” —Al Gore, 2025. By Luke Singer and Gautam … [continued]
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The Solar Energy Whack-A-Mole Continues, & Coal Power Plants Keep Closing
Solar energy innovators are still hard at work in the US, as demonstrated by a new concentrating solar power project in California.
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