Energy Tower Visionary: How It Works [INTERVIEW]
The mastermind behind the novel Energy Tower, Dan Zaslavsky, says the technology uses a principle that's been known for hundreds of years. Read more →
Solar Tower, All 540 Feet, Rises In Nevada Desert
With the tower now built, SolarReserve says the 110-MW Crescent Dunes power plant, with molten-salt energy storage, is on course for a 2013 opening. Read more →
by Pete Danko
MIT: Sunflower Inspires More Efficient Solar Layout
Researchers from MIT and Germany say that mimicking the sunflower in laying out concentrating solar power plants will boost their efficiency. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Molten-Salt Storage Coming To California
BrightSource Energy says it will build three big solar thermal power plants with energy-storage capability, with the power going to Southern California Edison. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Google Ends A Renewable Research Project
Google pulls the plug on its power-tower focused renewable energy project, saying others are better equipped to take the solar research "to the next level." Read more →
by Pete Danko
Concentrating Solar Gets DOE (Sun)Shot
The U.S. Department of Energy puts $60 million in SunShot Initiative money behind new research that could drive down the cost of concentrating solar power. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Gemasolar Plant Brings On The Royalty
Spain's Gemasolar solar plant, which uses molten salt energy storage technology to extend its power-production potential, is officially dedicated. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Ivanpah Tower Design Competition Heats Up
The Zurich firm Rafaa offers two stylish tower designs for BrightSource Energy's under-construction Ivanpah power plant in the Mojave Desert. Read more →
by Steve Duda
BrightSource Eyes Twin-Tower Solar In Desert
BrightSource seeks certification of a proposed California plant whose two 750-foot-tall towers would help generate up to 500 megawatts of power. Read more →
by Pete Danko
A Solar Thermal First: Power Around The Clock
Using molten salt energy storage technology, a solar thermal plant in Spain becomes the first to crank out uninterrupted power for 24 hours. Read more →
