Solar Power in the US Southwest

Many power plants burn coal or natural gas to make steam and generate electricity. But power also can come from a cleaner, more renewable source — concentrated solar power. From sunny Las Vegas, Nevada, Shelley Schlender reports

Could concentrated solar thermal generate 25% of world power by 2050?

A new study by Greenpeace International, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association and the International Energy Agency considers three different potential scenarios for concentrated solar power’s (CSP) growth over the next few decades. In the third and most aggressive scenario,… Continue Reading

How long do we have before oil gets too expensive in production costs from the diminished reserves/pollution ?

Reserves are lower than previously thought, perhaps even in Iran and Saudi Arabia. Oil shale (and Canadian oil) will be much more costly to produce…. and the costs of global warming are HUGE, more than spending even the billions wasted… Continue Reading

CNN Eco Solutions : Energy : Spain Solar Tower

CNN Eco Solutions 2007-11-12 Concentrated Solar Power Spain’s new solar power tower A new plant uses solar technology, combined with traditional steam turbines, to generate electricity. CNN’s Al Goodman reports. *** – A 92 mile by 92 mile area of… Continue Reading