1 SkyFuel's Parabolic Troughs Are 73% Efficient
Utility scale parabolic trough solar concentrators harness the sun's energy to make steam for electricity generation. The more efficiently that a trough can harness the sun's energy and convert it to steam, the more electricity it will be able to make. Source: Renewable Energy World
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2 Solar power: California approves first solar thermal project in 20 years
The California Energy Commission approved construction Wednesday on the first solar thermal farm regulators have permitted in two decades. The Beacon Solar Energy project on the western edge of the Mojave Desert is one of a group of solar roposals... Source: Los Angeles Times
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3 Beacon Solar Energy project OKed; first solar thermal project approved in 20 years
For the first time in 20 years, state energy regulators have approved construction on a solar thermal farm. The California Energy Commission gave the Beacon Solar Energy project a unanimous go-ahead Wednesday. The installation, set to unfurl across 2,012 private acres in Kern County, is one of a group of solar proposals hustling to break ground before a federal grant expires at the end of the ... Source: Los Angeles Times
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4 Solar Millennium Sees 300 Megawatts as 'Optimal' Plant Size, Adviser Says
Solar Millennium AG, the German maker of solar-energy systems, considers the “optimal” size of power plants using solar-thermal technology to be 300 megawatts, a senior adviser to the company said. Source: Bloomberg
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5 Georgia athletics: a construction zone
Georgia athletics: a construction zone Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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6 Surprise City Council discussed annexations
City Council meeting recapThe Surprise City Council on Thursday discussed the following items. Source: The Arizona Republic
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7 Solar power plant plans move ahead in California
Two key agencies this week advance permitting for large-scale solar projects in the California desert which, if built, would bring gigawatts worth of solar power online. Source: CNET
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8 Should CSP Mirrors Be Glass or Metal?
Glass or metal? That could become an increasingly important question for developers of concentrating solar power projects. Source: Renewable Energy World
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9 Solar Millennium Holds Talks With U.S. Coal Plants
Solar Millennium AG, the German maker of solar-energy systems, is holding talks with U.S. operators of coal-fired power plants to sell them equipment for reducing fuel use, management board member Henner Gladen said. Source: BusinessWeek
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10 Do This!
Sunday DIY BBQ Fairmount Park will be the scene for a barbecue celebrating the do-it-yourself spirit this weekend. Make:Philly, a group of area artists and engineers, and Wondergy, a Philadelphia-based science education and entertainment group, will launc Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
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