Tagged with Solar Baseload 
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Quest for Storage -- "Holy Grail" of New Energy Economy -- Nears Goal
Enabling wind, sun to be our main power supplies 5
Posted 3 months ago
As the world meets this December to set plans to halt global warming, it is expected America and other industrial nations will commit to a daunting task: reduce CO2 emissions 80% by 2050. In just 40 years, a complete revolution in how we use and supply our power must happen, or the world will face catastrophic effects of runaway climate changes.
As a new power plant typically lasts 40-50 years, many scientists are now arguing we must simply stop building new power systems that use significant amounts of fossil fuels. They argue we must move to a high reliance on the wind and the sun for our electricity.
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Concentrated solar power goes mainstream
Lockheed-Martin to build large CSP plant with thermal storage in Arizona 0
Posted 6 months ago
What is the best evidence that concentrated solar thermal power is indeed a core climate solution with big near-term — and very big medium-term — promise? One of the country’s biggest companies, Lockheed-Martin, has jumped into the race to build the biggest CSP plant with thermal storage.
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Bright news
World’s largest solar plant with thermal storage to be built in Arizona 0
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks agoConcentrated solar thermal, aka solar baseload, has definitely come of age in the United States.
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