But on the Bright(Source) Side…
February 25, 2010If you were somewhat depressed by what the previous two stories told you about the clean energy performance of the USA compared with the rest of the world, perhaps you’ll be heartened by a little good news coming out of the desert.
It only took three or four years, but the federal government finally got around to providing a loan guarantee to allow construction to start on the world’s largest concentrated solar power installation.
The Ivanpah Solar Complex will be built by BrightSource Energy in the Mojave Desert in California, thanks to some $1.37 billion in loan guarantees provided by ARRA (stimulus) funds. Construction should begin later this year, leading to full operation of the 400-megawatt facility in 2013.
You can read more about the Ivanpah project in Bill Opalka’s column in renewablesbiz magazine.
