Energy Storage Targets May Come to California Soon

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The state of California is on its way to requiring utilities to store a portion of the renewable energy they generate for off-peak usage.

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Energy Storage Targets May Come to California Soon

Italian Solar Market Has 42 MW of Mecasolar Trackers

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Spanish company Grupo OPDE’s subsidiary Mecasolar, which designs, manufactures and installs solar trackers and other equipment for solar power plants in Europe and elsewhere, announced that by the end of 2010, it expects to have installed globally more than 22,000 solar trackers with a total power of 282 MW.

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Sigh of Relief from Solar Stakeholders

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250 MW CSP Project Approved in California

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The energy developer and project owner NextEra Energy Resources got the green light from the California Energy Commission (CEC) this week to build a $1 billion, 250 MW concentrating solar power plant in the state. It’s the first time in 20 years that a project of its kind has gotten approval.

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250 MW CSP Project Approved in California