BrightSource Goes Big With CSP
We spoke with BrightSource CEO John Woolard earlier this week about CSP economics and the newly announced molten-salt storage technology that BrightSource will incorporate into its concentrated solar...
View ArticleBrightSource Withdraws IPO
BrightSource Energy is withdrawing its upcoming IPO, citing volatile market conditions. The company set the price for the IPO just weeks ago. It was looking to raise $183 million, down from the...
View ArticleConcentrating Solar Companies: Hurting
Just two months after rival Amonix officially closed its Nevada factory, concentrating solar startup GreenVolts has shut down most of its operations, citing the loss of a big financial backer. “A...
View ArticleHeliostat Technology from BrightSource
The Ivanpah Solar project just celebrated installation of the 100,000th heliostat, but what, you may ask, is a heliostat? The word ‘heliostat’ comes from the Greek words helios (sun) and stat...
View ArticleIvanpah Project: Green Light
The giant Ivanpah solar electric generating system (SEGS) in the California desert is more than 92 percent complete as BrightSource continues construction on the behemoth concentrating solar power...
View ArticleHow Solar Helps the Security of America
America’s energy use poses threats to national security on numerous fronts. Aging transmission systems coupled with an increasingly computerized grid have left The post How Solar Helps the Security of...
View ArticleTop 4 Current Solar Industry Trends
Solar Power International is in full swing in Chicago, complete with the flurry of merger and acquisition announcements, product releases, and, my The post Top 4 Current Solar Industry Trends appeared...
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Insane Solar Plants Continue to Come Online in California
More huge utility-scale solar plants are coming online in California - Topaz Solar Farm and Desert Sunlight. Located in the southeast corner of San Luis Obispo County, Topaz is now producing 300...
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