Solar without the Panels

MIT Technology Review by Peter Fairley | Feb. 29, 2008 (News Report)
Utilities are using the sun's heat to boil water for steam turbines.

This month, in the latest in a string of recent deals, Spanish solar-plant developer Abengoa Solar and Phoenix-based utility Arizona Public Service announced a 280-megawatt solar thermal project in Arizona. By contrast, the world's largest installations of photovoltaics generate only 20 megawatts of power. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The Nov 5, 2007 U.S.News&World Report had a similar story. Solar clean renewable electric power that is currently economically competitive with carbon burning energy, and much more economic than nuke power, is big news. Solar heating has similar benefits for space heating and pre-heating hot water, if the design and integration can be incorporated inexpensively in both new and old buildings.

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