Obama-era 'clean energy' solar power plant still uses fossil fuels -- and kills thousands of birds annually

An Obama-era solar plant in the Mojave Desert kills thousands of birds with its concentrated solar rays and relies on natural ...
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DOE to invest more than $5M for concentrating solar power

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner today announced DOE will invest $5.2 million in funding to support the ...

Obama-backed $2.2B green energy 'boondoggle' leaves taxpayers on the hook

Taxpayers and electricity customers face a costly standoff over the Ivanpah solar plant as California regulators block all ...
pv magazine International

California’s Ivanpah CSP closure shows tech shift, not solar decline

Headlines have been circulating major news outlets around the impending closure of the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a $2.2 billion project that began construction in 2010 and has been providing ...
Daily Mail on MSN

Regulators allowed Obama-backed solar power plant to kill thousands of birds with no punishments

The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, which was approved to be built when Obama was in office, reflects concentrated sunbeams off ...
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Desert power: The promise and paradox of solar

A massive solar tower in the Moroccan desert is the beacon of an ambitious push for a clean energy future. But fossil fuels and grid constraints stand in the way. The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, ...
Solar Power World

Clearway Energy completes 320-MW storage project complementing existing solar arrays

Clearway Energy has brought online on the 320-MW Honeycomb Energy Center, which is comprised of four 80-MW battery energy ...