SolarReserve Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:41:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project to Power Las Vegas Starting Next Year https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarreserve-crescent-dunes-las-vegas-20120215/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarreserve-crescent-dunes-las-vegas-20120215/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:41:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=22406 Molten salt storage facilities have literally flooded the news lately, as they’re present in most of the countries harvesting solar power in a serious manner. However, SolarReserve, a NV-based company, plans to power Las Vegas’s city lights with such a system – a big challenge, no matter how you think of it. The 540-foot high […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarreserve-crescent-dunes-las-vegas-20120215/feed/ 0 22406 SolarReserve Receives Funding for CSP & Molten Salt Energy Storage in Nevada https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-reserve-nevada-molten-salts-20110523/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-reserve-nevada-molten-salts-20110523/#respond Mon, 23 May 2011 18:02:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18749 Besides being very pricey, solar power plants simply discourage by the fact that the sun is not always there when you need it: what happens if you need to switch on the light in your kitchen to drink water at 2 A.M. in the morning? Or on a cloudy day, for that matter?... Thanks to SolarReserve and the Obama administration funding it you may never have to go through that.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-reserve-nevada-molten-salts-20110523/feed/ 0 18749 Rice Solar Energy Project Uses Molten Salts To Store Californian Sunlight For Use At Night https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rice-solar-project-molten-salt-20101216/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rice-solar-project-molten-salt-20101216/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:09:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=16198 A new and revolutionary solar power project has been recently approved by the state of California. SolarReserve is the company behind the Rice Solar Energy Project, which will store heat from thermal collectors in molten salt beneath the surface.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rice-solar-project-molten-salt-20101216/feed/ 4 16198 New Solar Farm That Generates Electricity Even After Sunset https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-solar-farm-that-generates-electricity-even-after-sunset-20091104/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-solar-farm-that-generates-electricity-even-after-sunset-20091104/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5185 The new solar farm will be based on the use of 17,500 large mirrors called heliostats which will be arrayed in a circle around a 538-foot concrete tower. Each one will measures between 24 - 28 feet, being attached to 12-foot pedestals.

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