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Improving The Performance Of Solar Thermal Power
<!--break--> The US Department of Energy granted a US$1.37 billion loan guarantee to Brightsource Energy two weeks ago which could help clear the way for over 15 gigawatts of solar thermal power projects in California. Brightsource built a pilot plant in Israel to prove their technology and has tested it over the past 18 months. Their... [read more]
More Cost Effective Solar Thermal Electric Power
<!--break--> As this blog recently reminded its readers Google has invested in two solar thermal companies, eSolar and BrightSource. Reuters reporter Poornima Gupta (with editing by Toni Reinhold) now informs the Carbon Market Community about the status of a prototype mirror. Google.org Bill Weihl expects the solar energy product... [read more]
Climate Change and Clean Tech in Israel
<!--break--> Israel is a small country of 7.5 million people with an oversized political and media footprint. It also has a growing carbon footprint problem on its current development path, as noted in the November 2009 McKinsey report on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential in Israel (the 5-page summary is in English, click here for... [read more]
2010: the Year of the Solar Battles
<!--break--> 2010 may well become known in the renewable and environmental community as the year of the solar battles. Battle is definitely brewing in California, with the main focus at the moment on Brightsource. Just before the new year, Senator Feinstein introduced a new bill that she hopes will help balance preservation of the... [read more]California Solar Thermal Power Project Bumped
<!--break--> TreeHugger reports that Brightsource's proposed solar thermal power plant for Ivanpah in California has been stymied by the inclusion of the site in a new National Park - California Solar-Thermal Power Project Bumped For New National Monument.In 2008 we learned that - BrightSource [was] to Build 500 Megawatts of Solar-... [read more]
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Siemens Answers. The Smart Grid Tour - Montreal
When: Sun, 2010-09-12 08:00
World Energy Congress - 2010
When: Sun, 2010-09-12 08:00
Siemens Answers. The Smart Grid Tour - New York City
When: Tue, 2010-09-28 08:00
GridWeek 2010
When: Mon, 2010-10-18 08:00
Siemens Answers. The Smart Grid Tour - Washington, DC
When: Tue, 2010-10-19 08:00
Smart Grid Implementation & Innovations Summit
When: Mon, 2010-10-25 15:42
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