Comments on: First Large Scale 24/7 Solar Power Plant to be Constructed in U.S http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 07:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Spain’s Gemasolar 24/7 Power Plant (VIDEO) | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-105372 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:39:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-105372 […] love to see them.Wish the U.S. had something like this? No worries,.. it’s in the works. See: First Large Scale 24/7 Solar Power Plant to be Constructed in U.Sh/t Climate Progress […]

]]> By: Michael Thompson http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-105364 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-105364 The planet is 75% water why not build the solar plant on the garbage pile the size of Texas in the northern pacific treat it like its own land mass an utilize it. plenty of water for steam generation could build a desalination plant, a solar plant and have wind turbines see thats how you make lemons into lemonade Ha! Ha!… now im hungry!!

]]> By: Dominic Paz http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-103614 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-103614 So because of environmentalists, we have to continue burning gobs of fossil fuels which in turn kill more animals than exist all of Nevada.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-103568 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-103568 you cannot just go out and buy any land you feel like. You have to get permission from animal right activist. The land shouldn’t displace any animals or come in the way of any animal migrations etc etc. Getting land approval is pretty tough.

]]> By: Financial_wizar http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-103356 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-103356 It does not make any sense for individual family to put up solar panel on their house roof for only 5% of energy save at $25K cost.

Obama should help issue bonds to allow private construction section build a mega solar thermal plant zone, and let the future utilities pay the interest at 6-7%.

]]> By: Financial_wizar http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-103353 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:06:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-103353 This plant is not large scale at all. Why not take 90 sq miles of desert area in Nevada and Cal as a special solar thermal energy zone, which would be enough to produce the electricity for whole California and Nevada’s residences and manufacture industries? Highly concentrated solar thermal power zone makes a lot of sense for a new smart power grid to support and economy of cost and maintenance.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-102710 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-102710 Good point.

]]> By: Michael R. http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-102709 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-102709 Regarding this sentence:

“SolarReserve power plant utilizes what is called thermal energy storage to store heat collected from the sun, which is then utilized by the power plant to boil water and produce steam.”

While it is encouraging to see the government investing in large scale, renewable energy projects, building a thermal energy storage system such as this is NOT completely renewable, insofar as it is dependent on a LARGE volume of water that must be replenished (assuming that this is not a totally closed system that can recapture the steam, and condense it back to water)…in the middle of a DESERT!

Hydrological analysis of this region (southwest US) indicates long-term drought conditions…which will impact millions of people…this system will place greater demand on a diminishing resource (water).

Barring a local source of plentiful water, what we should be building is DIRECT conversion (solar to electricity) solar power systems, connected to a power grid of some kind.

Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/12tl3)

]]> By: GE & Others Secure Largest US Thermal Power Project Financing in 2011 for Goliath of Solar Thermal Power Plants – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/22/first-large-scale-247-solar-plant-to-be-constructed-in-u-s/#comment-100195 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:14:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27357#comment-100195 […] First Large Scale 24/7 Solar Power Plant to be Constructed in U.S […]

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