World’s First Molten Salt Concentrating Solar Power Plant Opens
You are probably familiar with concentrating solar power (CSP), but a new type of CSP plant, a molten salt CSP plant, has just gotten rolling and you may not yet know why that is important. Read the...
View ArticleHow Much Renewable Energy Will Be Installed In 2030? 2040? 2050?
Ren21 — a global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, research institutes and universities, and members...
View ArticleARPA-E Supports 12 Unique Solar Projects With $30 Million
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz this week announced $30 million of support for 12 more unique, hybrid solar projects through the ARPA-E program. Actually, it’s through a program within that program –...
View ArticleLargest Solar Power Plants In The World (CSP & Solar PV)
Below are two lists—the largest solar PV power plants in the world and the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world. I go down to solar power plants 100 MW in capacity in both instances....
View ArticleRenewable Energy Sources — 1 Important Chart
Originally published on Cost of Solar. Where does the energy we need, animals need, and plants need come from? Largely, it just comes from the sun. Plants use solar energy to grow and develop, and...
View ArticleChile 110 MW CSP Plant Moves Forward
The Cerro Dominador solar-thermal mega-project being developed in the Atacama Desert in Chile just took a big step forward after obtaining a favorable environmental rating from Chilean Environmental...
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