Tag: concentrating solar power

  • WHAT IS THE U.S. DOING TO SWITCH TO RENEWABLES?

    The U.S. appears to be making an effort to switch to renewable energies and is doing so at both the national and state levels.  The demand for photovoltaics (“PV”), in particular, is reaching new heights as PV module prices decrease and new financial and regulatory incentives take effect.  In 2012 the U.S. solar industry installed…

  • Solar Puts A Shine On Dirty Tucson Power Plant

    Tucson Electric Power’s H. Wilson Sundt thermal power plant in Tucson is getting a 5-megawatt boost from Areva Solar’s concentrating solar power technology.