concentrating solar power system Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Massive Israeli Solar Energy Project Announced https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israel-solar-project/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israel-solar-project/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:11:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55863 Israel made a deal on Sunday to build a 121-megawatt solar energy plant that can power over 69,000 homes and mitigate 463,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The new project, along with two nearby plants, will also provide 2% of the country’s electricity. The $1 billion deal will help Israel reach their goal of generating 10% of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/israel-solar-project/feed/ 0 55863 Molten Salt Solar Thermal Power Plant on Track for Completion https://www.greenoptimistic.com/molten-salt-solar-thermal-power-plant-on-track-for-completion-20130407/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/molten-salt-solar-thermal-power-plant-on-track-for-completion-20130407/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:14:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35805 This month, workers finished placing receiver panels on top of a 540-foot tower that forms the centerpiece of the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant in Tonopah, Nevada. When completed, the solar energy plant, based on molten salt thermal technology, will be the first of its kind in the world. Crescent Dunes uses thousands of special […]

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