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Mar. 14, 2008
Solar Power Scales Up
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| Increasingly, individuals are adding solar panels to their homes and businesses. But is solar technology ready to provide power on a utility power plant scale? Megawatt-generating solar power plants are springing up in the southwestern United States. We'll find out more about the technology they're using and how much power might be generated. Could now barren desert lands turn into a major source of energy through solar power? In this segment, Ira talks with two developers of solar thermal power technologies. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Frederick Morse
Senior Advisor for the U.S.
Abengoa Solar
Washington, DC -
David Mills
Chairman, Founcer, Chief Research Officer
Ausra Incorporated
Palo Alto, California -
Mark Mehos
Program Manager
Concentrating Solar Power Program
DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, Colorado
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