According to the press release, “The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the construction of BrightSource Energy Inc.’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. The approval brings BrightSource, a developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, one major step closer to commencing construction of the 370 nominal (392 gross) megawatt project. When constructed, Ivanpah will nearly [...]
Cal Energy Commission Licenses Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
Brightsource pulls out of solar project
According to the Las Vegas Sun, “a California solar energy developer with proposed projects in Nevada has pulled out of controversial plans to build a solar thermal power plant in an intended nature preserve near the California-Nevada border, the company announced today. Oakland, Calif.-based BrightSource Energy had submitted an application to the Bureau of Land [...]