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US Pays $2B To Develop Concentrating Solar Power Projects

Posted by samzenpus on from the everything-collecting-the-sun dept.

coondoggie writes "The US Department of Energy today said it was conditionally committing $2 billion to develop two concentrating solar power projects that it says will offer 500 megawatts of power combined, effectively doubling the nation's currently installed capacity of that type of power. Concentrated solar systems typically use parabolic mirrors to collect solar energy."

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  1. Nuclear by jonathansdt · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Can't we just build nuclear plants? They're awesome. They'll provide cheap power for our kids and grandkids to enjoy.