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CleanTechnica » nevada solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/feed/ 0 Sunrun Expanding, Plans To Enter New Markets + Add 800 New Employees http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72579 The US-based solar leasing giant Sunrun is planning a major expansion throughout the country, with the aim to enter a number of new markets and to add over 800 new employees, according to recent reports. The plans call for the expansion and opening of new offices in the Arizonan, Nevadan, Californian, and Hawaiian markets, as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/feed/ 2 First Solar Power Plant 250 MW In Size Underway In Nevada http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/first-solar-power-plant-nevada-tesla-gigafactory/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/first-solar-power-plant-nevada-tesla-gigafactory/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:23:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71942 Ground was recently broken on the planned 250 MW Silver State South Solar Project in Primm, Nevada, according to recent announcements. The project — which is being developed jointly by First Solar, NextEra Energy Resources, and Southern California Edison — will be located about 40 miles south of Las Vegas, right on the border with

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/first-solar-power-plant-nevada-tesla-gigafactory/feed/ 4 Solar Energy News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69875 As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/feed/ 5 Native American Tribe’s Push For Solar & Wind (To Replace Coal & Keep Out Natural Gas) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/23/native-american-tribes-push-for-solar-wind-to-replace-coal-keep-out-natural-gas/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/23/native-american-tribes-push-for-solar-wind-to-replace-coal-keep-out-natural-gas/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:12:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55551 As a (sort of) response to yesterday’s controversial article about Native Americans who are opposing “Big Clean Energy,” here’s another side of the story… about other tribespeople. I’m calling it a “sort of response” because it was researched, written, and published independently, but it is a great counter-story to the one linked above. Enjoy! Originally

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/23/native-american-tribes-push-for-solar-wind-to-replace-coal-keep-out-natural-gas/feed/ 5 DOI Sets First Competitive Solar Energy Lease Auction On Federal Lands http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/doi-sets-first-competitive-solar-energy-lease-auction-on-federal-lands/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/doi-sets-first-competitive-solar-energy-lease-auction-on-federal-lands/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:55:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55423 The Bureau of Land Management has announced the first competitive lease auctions for renewable energy development across its 19 Solar Energy Zones - the start of a potential 23.7GW new solar energy capacity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/doi-sets-first-competitive-solar-energy-lease-auction-on-federal-lands/feed/ 0 US Solar Targets Could Save Americans $20 Billion Annually By 2050 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/02/solar-energy-could-provide-13-of-all-western-us-power-needs-by-2050/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/02/solar-energy-could-provide-13-of-all-western-us-power-needs-by-2050/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:52:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54669 Solar energy could supply one-third of all electrical demands in the Western US by 2050 while massively cutting emissions - if DOE's SunShot Initiative succeeds, according to a new report from University of California, Berkeley researchers

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/02/solar-energy-could-provide-13-of-all-western-us-power-needs-by-2050/feed/ 5 Dazzling Dozen US States Illuminate Path To Solar Energy Future http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:18:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54397 A solar energy revolution is dawning in America, led by the "Dazzling Dozen" - twelve states whose progressive policies dominate the solar industry with 85% of all US solar capacity but just 28% of the total population.

Environment America’s “Lighting the Way” report outlines their successful policies and illuminate the path forward to a nationwide clean energy economy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/feed/ 43 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power States Per Capita (Updated) vs Top Solar Policy Leaders (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53090 Last year, I put together rankings of the top solar power countries per capita, per GDP, and per TWh of electricity production. In January, I then created rankings of the top solar power states per capita and followed those up with rankings of the top solar power states per capita vs the top solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/feed/ 25 Interior Department Approves Up To 4GW Of New Renewable Energy Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/05/interior-department-announces-up-to-4gw-of-new-renewable-energy-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/05/interior-department-announces-up-to-4gw-of-new-renewable-energy-projects/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:05:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52507 So far this week, the Interior Department has approved three major renewable energy projects and announced it will hold the first-ever auction for offshore wind leases - for a total of up to 4GW new clean energy capacity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/05/interior-department-announces-up-to-4gw-of-new-renewable-energy-projects/feed/ 4 Salt-Based Solar Thermal Power Plant Takes Shape In Nevada http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/04/crescent-dunes-solar-thermal-plant-passes-another-milestone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/04/crescent-dunes-solar-thermal-plant-passes-another-milestone/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:54:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50366 The notorious Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant near Tonopah, Nevada passed another milestone this month, as workers finished placing receiver panels on top of a 540-foot tower that forms the centerpiece of the facility. Crescent Dunes is based on molten salt thermal technology and we say notorious because when completed, Crescent Dunes will give the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/31/solarcity-to-expand-to-nevada/feed/ 6 South Africa’s Largest Ever Solar Deal, SolarX, First Solar CEO Interview… (Solar News Of The Week) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46206 Here’s some more top solar energy news from the week (other than our own stories — which you can find via the link above): Rooftop Solar Why Utilites Will Pay A Premium For Rooftop Solar: “A power company rang me up last week offering to increase my rooftop solar (RTS) feed-in tariff if I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/feed/ 0 US Solar Power Booming: 684 MW Of Solar PV Installed In US In 3rd Quarter, 44% More Than Q3 2011 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:57:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45993 I just gave a presentation today to a class of renewable energy graduate students which mentioned solar PV’s tremendous growth over the past several years and its projected growth in the coming years. As the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 report released today shows, the US Solar industry is indeed still growing at a rapid clip,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/feed/ 2 250MW Solar Plant On Tribal Lands In Nevada http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/250mw-solar-plant-on-tribal-lands-in-nevada/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/250mw-solar-plant-on-tribal-lands-in-nevada/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:11:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45340 The Moapa River Indian Reservation will be hosting a new 250MW solar plant soon. It is expected to be operational by 2016. Two thousand of the reservation’s 71,680 acres will be used for the 910,000 solar panels. The land that will be used for the plant is northeast of Las Vegas, not far from

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/250mw-solar-plant-on-tribal-lands-in-nevada/feed/ 0 Obama Admin Fast-Tracks 7 Solar/Wind Projects as part of “We Can’t Wait” Renewable Energy Strategy http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/08/obama-admin-fast-tracks-7-solarwind-projects-as-part-of-we-cant-wait-renewable-energy-strategy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/08/obama-admin-fast-tracks-7-solarwind-projects-as-part-of-we-cant-wait-renewable-energy-strategy/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:28:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=41178 Part of Obama's "We Can't Wait" renewable energy strategy, the 7 projects have been deemed "nationally and regionally significant." If completed, they would add 5 GW of max rated clean, renewable power capacity to the US total.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/08/obama-admin-fast-tracks-7-solarwind-projects-as-part-of-we-cant-wait-renewable-energy-strategy/feed/ 3 Ted Turner & Southern Company Buy 20-MW Solar Project http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/05/ted-turner-southern-company-buy-20-mw-solar-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/05/ted-turner-southern-company-buy-20-mw-solar-project/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:59:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39818 Ted Turner (or Turner Renewable Energy) and Southern Company have teamed up to acquire and put on line a 20-MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Nevada, the Apex Solar Project. The project was built by SunEdison. “Construction of the solar array began in October 2011 and commercial operation is expected during the third quarter of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/05/ted-turner-southern-company-buy-20-mw-solar-project/feed/ 1 World’s 1st Hybrid Solar-Geothermal Power Plant (in Nevada) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/worlds-1st-hybrid-solar-geothermal-power-plant-in-nevada/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/worlds-1st-hybrid-solar-geothermal-power-plant-in-nevada/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 08:48:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38210 The world’s first geothermal-solar power plant was dedicated in Fallon, Nevada at the beginning of the month. “The Stillwater geothermal project, which received $40 million in tax support under the Recovery Act, has harnessed innovative technologies to add solar energy to the facility and provide 59 megawatts (MW) of combined capacity to power more than 50,000 local

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/worlds-1st-hybrid-solar-geothermal-power-plant-in-nevada/feed/ 7 Clean Links: Solar, Wind, Energy Efficiency, Clean Transport, Energy Storage, Geothermal, & Waste-2-Energy News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/27/clean-links-solar-wind-energy-efficiency-clean-transport-energy-storage-geothermal-waste-2-energy-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/27/clean-links-solar-wind-energy-efficiency-clean-transport-energy-storage-geothermal-waste-2-energy-news-roundup/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:28:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=35783 Some other top cleantech posts from the past couple weeks or so: Wind Power 1. Vestas published an interesting video on the chemistry of wind turbine blades (above) — interesting. 2. “A consortium led by GICON Grossmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH has developed a floating platform designed to be used for offshore wind farms,” North American Wind

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