Featured in Rising above – 11-2011

Technology switch

Concentrated solar power: The recent switch in Solar Millenniums technology strategy to use PV technology rather than concentrated solar power in its 1,000-megawatt Blythe solar plant subsequently calls into question the economic viability and bankability of other CSP projects in the United States.

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Charles W. Thurston

31 Oct 2011

The late August switch in Solar Millennium’s technology strategy to PV from concentrated solar power (CSP) for its multi-billion dollar 1,000 megawatt Blythe solar plant in Riverside County, California, USA – slated to have been the largest in the world – was said by the company to be a market-driven option, available thanks to the …

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