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Salty solar plant in Spain stores sun’s heat night and day

The plentiful sunshine of southern Spain is being harvested to generate electricity day and night DRIVING through the baking landscape of Almer

Twisted Solar Roof Dominates Visitor Centre by Sarah Wigglesworth

We’re big fans of Sarah Wigglesworth, the English architect who mixes green design with high style. Dezeen shows the James Leal Centre in Redbridge, London. Its defining feature is the monitor roof, which has solar thermal collectors on the south pitch, and monitor windows on the steeper north pitches. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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1.25 Gigawatts of Solar Thermal Power Approved in California in Past Two Days Will Double US Capacity

photo: BLM There’ve been multiple gigawatts of solar thermal power plants planned for various places in the California desert for some time, but finally some more of them are getting the approvals need so that construction can start: The US Bureau of Land Management has issued a final environmental impact statement for the 1,000 MW Blythe Solar Power Project ; and the 250 MW

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1.25 Gigawatts of Solar Thermal Power Approved in California in Past Two Days Will Double US Capacity