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BrightSource secures fund for world’s largest solar thermal plant

BrightSource Energy has secured the funds for the Ivanpah solar power project in California’s Mojave Desert, marked by a new federal loan and new investment from Google Inc. BrightSource secured a $1.6 billion loan from the United States Department of Energy for Ivanpah, a project which consists of three utility-scale solar thermal power plants that together will make up the largest solar project of its kind in the world.

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Major California utilities bring in 415 MW of solar power

PG&E and Southern California Edison sign power purchase agreements for 415 MW of PV, C.S.P.

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Swiss solar company to draw on advanced solar technology

Swiss solar company SwissINSO S.A. has entered into a technology transfer and research agreement with one of Europe’s premier academic institutions for the latter’s solar energy production technology

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PG&E adds 500 MW to solar portfolio

Pacific Gas and Electric Company continues to engage independent developers in solar deals, signing up NextEra Energy Resources and Abengoa Solar in California to deliver 500 megawatts of clean, renewable electricity

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North Africa mulls solar power scale-up

African nations will gather in Tunis to discuss the region’s potential to scale up concentrated solar power and establish the region as a pioneer among emerging economies

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Acciona, Clark Energy to develop U.S. Army’s largest solar plant

The United States Army has selected Spain’s Acciona Solar Power and Virginia-Clark Energy Group to develop its largest solar energy project at its Fort Irwin military complex in the Mojave Desert, California

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Siemens strengthens solar thermal business

Siemens has acquired solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems for about $ 418 million, strengthening the solar energy business of Europe’s largest conglomerate

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Start-up secures funding for breakthrough solar technology

Morgan Solar Inc. has raised $ 4.7 million from three global investors in an initial financing round that would help propel the company’s breakthrough concentrated solar photovoltaic panel

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Ausra tapped for solar project in Jordan

After a competitive tender offer, Ausra Inc. has been selected as the solar steam boiler technology supplier for the proposed 100-megawatt Joan1 concentrated solar thermal power project currently under development in Ma'an, Jordan

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SunCatcher: The next step in solar

The sun is practically one of the most often used natural resources in human history. From the heat it provides, man has reaped a multitude of benefits. Early civilizations have used the sun to even tell the time. But in today’s modern and industrial world, people have utilized the sun in a

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