What Changed In The Solar Energy Industry In November?
Moving forward with our monthly What Changed … ? feature, below is a rundown of notable solar energy news — changed in the solar industry — during the month of November.
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EDF Renewable Energy Signs Wind & Solar PPAs To Supply 600 Megawatts
Energy company EDF Renewable Energy has this week reportedly signed two separate Power Purchase Agreements for solar and wind energy projects that together total 600 megawatts.
California Blocks Another Concentrated Solar Power Project
The Californian Energy Commission announced Monday that it would be blocking the construction of Brightsource’s proposed 500 MW Palen Solar Electric Generating System’s project, a concentrated solar power (CSP) project, the fourth such project Brightsource has attempted to construct, of which only the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project has … [continued]
World’s Largest Solar Power Towers To Rise In California
Two leading solar innovators have teamed up to build the world’s largest solar power towers in California, and we can all thank Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar for that. Abengoa and BrightSource Energy are the two companies involved in the project, a 500 MW (megawatt) utility scale behemoth called the Palen … [continued]
