The 500 MW Palen concentrating solar power project that had been in the early stages of development in California for years has now been, more or less, scrapped. The planning application for the project was withdrawn recently — less than a week after development authorities let the developers know that … [continued]
Concentrating solar power could unlock America’s clean energy future and boost solar from intermittent contributor to baseload generator – if we clear the regulatory, technological, and financial hurdles standing in the way, says a new white paper.
Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97% of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added to the California grid in the second half (2H) of 2012 is from solar power projects. This is according to the California Independent System Operator (the ISO), as … [continued]
