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Solar Project Meets Bigger Foe Than Cloudy Skies: The Air Force

Solar Project Meets Bigger Foe Than Cloudy Skies: The Air Force

On a vacant piece of land near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the promise of solar energy has collided into the demands of military training. And a solar project that would have featured a vast field of mirrors, a molten-salt storage facility and a 600-foot “power tower” appears to be heading for defeat. In [...]

San Francisco OKs California’s Largest Municipal Solar Project

San Francisco OKs California’s Largest Municipal Solar Project

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s plan to create one of state’s largest solar photovoltaic plants was approved by the city’s Board of Supervisors. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday passed a proposal giving clearance to Recurrent Energy to Construct a 5 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant and sell energy to the city at a cost of [...]