Ivanpah Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:26:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Dogs Rescue Birds from Being Burnt by Ivanpah’s Solar Panels https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dogs-rescue-birds-burnt-ivanpahs-solar-panels-20140716/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dogs-rescue-birds-burnt-ivanpahs-solar-panels-20140716/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:03:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48549 It is a bit of a shame that the world’s biggest solar power plant, Ivanpah, has been facing a lot of criticism since it began operation. First the looks were not right, then pilots got blinded, now biologists say that hundreds of birds are dying because they land on the hot panels. But not to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dogs-rescue-birds-burnt-ivanpahs-solar-panels-20140716/feed/ 3 48549 The Key to the California Carbon Problem: Tesla and Ivanpah https://www.greenoptimistic.com/key-california-carbon-problem-tesla-ivanpah-20140304/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/key-california-carbon-problem-tesla-ivanpah-20140304/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:17:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46299 According to recent research, California is actually the Nation’s second-biggest carbon dioxide emitter, and the biggest problem is the transportation sector. This might come as a surprise when you read about California’s implementation of renewable energy, such as the recent startup of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Ivanpah. In fact, by […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/key-california-carbon-problem-tesla-ivanpah-20140304/feed/ 0 46299 Ivanpah, World’s Largest Solar Power Plant, Went Online In California https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-went-online-california-20140215/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-went-online-california-20140215/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 08:35:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45920 Just a week after India announced their plans to open of the world’s largest solar power plant, the guys from NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy and Google, actually went ahead and did it. As of yesterday, 140,000 Californian homes will be getting their electricity from the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, which will be providing a gross […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-went-online-california-20140215/feed/ 2 45920 Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant Ready to Roll https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ivanpah-solar-thermal-plant-ready-20130306/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ivanpah-solar-thermal-plant-ready-20130306/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:44:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34458 The Ivanpah solar thermal power facility in California boasting a capacity of 377 MW recently achieved its first landmark by passing its ‘first flux’ test. Brightsource Energy’s VP of Construction Management explained the ‘first flux’ as indicating that the facility can now start operations. The first flux test was done by focusing adjustable motorized mirrors […]

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