Recently in Solar Thermal
Solar Thermal:
As a developer of a large-scale solar energy project tries to rush approval by a California agency, a couple of environmental groups are saying "not so fast."
Wildlife:
BrightSource experts say that the California Energy Commission oversimplifies the issue of solar flux injury to birds, but one of those experts may have made a sensible suggestion that the firm won't like much.
Solar Thermal:
Building the 3,277-acre concentrating solar project "will cause irreparable adverse impacts" to cultural landscapes important to the Pahrump Paiute and nearby Native people.
Solar Thermal:
The project in Riverside County would be California's first solar power plant to incorporate thermal storage.
Solar Thermal:
A solar trade reporter's weird rant about Mexican technology misses the point.
Solar Thermal:
If solar hot water heating works above the Arctic Circle, why isn't it more popular here in the land of sunshine?
Solar Thermal:
The controversial Ivanpah solar project is halfway done.
Solar Thermal:
Last week's storms caused 'massive damage' to a California desert solar project.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid system | Photo: Julian/Flickr/Creative Commons License It may be hard to imagine in heat-wave-stricken California, but people in many places around the world rely on solar energy for heating, using rooftop sunlight to heat water or air....
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News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
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