BrightSource Buys Fallen Solar Trust’s 500-MW Project

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BrightSource, the company building the Ivanpah power-tower project, reportedly picks up bankrupt Solar Trust's unbuilt Palen solar project. Read more →

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Solar Trust Bankrupt—Huge Blythe Project Dead?

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Solar Trust, which had and then gave up a $2.1 billion federal loan guarantee to build the world's largest solar power plant, declares bankruptcy. Read more →

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PV In, CSP Out For Giant Blythe Solar Plant

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Solar Trust decides to go with photovoltaics for the massive Blythe solar plant, even though it means giving up a $2.1 billion federal loan guarantee. Read more →

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Solar Energy, Mongo Size, Evolves In Calif.

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California has broken ground on what is called the world's largest solar power facility that will eventually generate 1,000 MW of clean energy. Read more →

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Blythe Solar Gets $2.1 Billion From Feds

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The Energy Department has given a $2.1 billion conditional loan guarantee for the construction of the first two phases of the Blythe Solar Power Project. Read more →

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Lawsuit Threatens Big Scale Solar Plants

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A federal lawsuit claims the BLM failed to adequate consult with Native Americans before approving six big solar power plants in the California desert. Read more →

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Big Blythe Solar Plant Funding Nears

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Solar Trust now has a draft term sheet from the US DOE to finance the gigantic Blythe solar project, which will eventually produce 1,000 megawatts. Read more →

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1,000 MW Solar Project Gets Final Nod

The largest solar project ever on public lands, known as the Blythe Solar Power Project, has gotten final sign off to be built in California. Read more →

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California Approves 1,000 MW Solar Plant

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California has approved a new 1,000 MW concentrated solar power facility, which reportedly will be the world's largest of its type and powering 300,000 homes. Read more →

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