Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be ...

The Ivanpah solar plant, once a beacon of cutting-edge technology, is closing due to the rapid advancement and cost reduction ...

On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various techniques ... In one technique, long troughs of U-shaped mirrors focus sunlight on a pipe of oil that runs through the middle.

the authors simulated a 1 MWe hybrid solar power plant using parabolic trough collectors (PTC) and linear Fresnel reflectors ...

Power plant operator and co-owner NRG Energy Inc. is preparing to close down part of its Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in San Bernardino County, Calif., a little more than 11 years after it began ...

New Solar Plants to Power Majority of US Electricity Generation Growth, EIA Says (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Information Agency expects growth in U.S. power generation over the next two years to ...

To help keep their crops healthy, many growers utilize tools like water pumps, automatic timers, and a network of pipes and troughs ... plants warm. These systems may run on passive solar power ...

A once cutting-edge solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert that looks like something out of a science fiction movie may be facing its last days, according to its builder and largest customer.