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- South Australia to build world's biggest single-tower solar thermal plant Wed, 16 Aug 17, 10:37pmSouth Australia is going big again -- as in world-beating big. Last month the state government signed a deal with Tesla to build the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facility. Now State Premier Jay Weatherill...
- First 24 Hour Solar Farm Solana Launches in the United States Fri, 11 Oct 13, 2:48amThe Solana solar farm located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona is the first in the United States to use molten storage technology. It still uses hundreds of parabolic-shaped mirrors to focus the sun's rays, but unlike...
- Spain’s Gemasolar Array is the World’s First 24/7 Solar Power Plant! Thu, 23 Jun 11, 8:05amTorresol Energy has overcome one of solar energy’s biggest challenges: operating when the sun doesn’t shine. The 19.9 MW Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant in Spain’s Andalucia province has two tanks...
- VIDEO: Gemasolar Plant in Spain is the World’s First 24/7 Solar Plant Wed, 22 Jun 11, 11:34pmTorresol Energy has overcome one of solar energy’s biggest challenges: operating when the sun don’t shine – 24 hours of every day. The 19.9MW Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Spain’s Andalucia...