By Herman K. Trabish | Greentech Media | Link to article The region may be the best resource—and best-kept secret—in the geothermal sector. The EnergySource 49.9-megawatt Hudson Ranch I geothermal plant went on-line in the Salton Sea geothermal field on March 9. It is the first in that field to come on-line in twenty years. […]
Archives for March 2012
Hello, sunshine: Palo Alto utility to pay locals for solar energy
March 7, 2012
By Marla Dickerson | LA Times | Link to article Soon after the earth shook under Japan last March, NRG Energy Inc. felt aftershocks halfway around the world Green energy may be losing momentum inside the Beltway. But officials in the heart of Silicon Valley are betting on the sun. This week, the Palo Alto […]
CEO Leads NRG From Nuclear to Solar, Natural Gas
March 6, 2012
By Leslie Kwoh | WSJ | Link to article Soon after the earth shook under Japan last March, NRG Energy Inc. felt aftershocks halfway around the world When the earthquake triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the independent power producer was building two nuclear reactors in Texas. Amid regulatory uncertainty in the […]
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One: The Solar Power Plant That Could
March 5, 2012
By Herman K. Trabish | Greentech Media | Link to article The 230-megawatt (AC) solar power plant continues to rise from the desert floor. Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1), an enormous 230-megawatt (AC) solar power plant, continues to rise from the desert floor, despite obstacles coming from many directions. First Solar continues to provide […]
