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Mass Production Solar Thermal Plant Opens in US

zogger
Tue Jul 01 05:55:00 -0700 2008
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The first factory designed to manufacture the components to build solar thermal electric generating plants has opened in Las Vegas.

"This is a crossover point for this industry," said Fishman. "Ausra's factory is accelerating Nevada's and America's solar future by tripling worldwide manufacturing capacity, relieving the supply constraint that has slowed the industry, and continuing to drive down costs. By a 94 percent majority, the American public wants solar power development to help address rising prices for traditional energy sources. We're ready to respond now with a clean, reliable and cost-competitive energy choice that will be an economic development machine for the country. Here in Southern Nevada alone, developers are planning over $50 billion of future solar powerplants."

Mass Production Solar Thermal Plant Opens in US
mengel
Tue Jul 01 09:00:07 -0700 2008
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Interestingly, these guys are boiling water directly, and planning, apparently, to store steam(?) for generating power at night, as opposed to the molten salt crowd.  Although I don't see why you couldn't use their reflecotors either way, since getting lots of sunlight in one place is the common factor to most efficient solar setups.

Mass Production Solar Thermal Plant Opens in US
Spider
Tue Jul 01 16:12:12 -0700 2008
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This looks good to me.  Storing steam sounds a bit tricky.

 

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