http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-12637 Mooning the Solar Tax Credit « Climate Changers Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:47:58 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-12637 <p>[...] In California, Pacific, Gas & Electric’s planned 550 megawatt solar thermal plant in the Mojave Desert will likely be shelved without the tax credit: “With no ITC there will be no project,” said Avi Brenmiller, CEO of Solel, the company tasked with building the plant. Source [...]</p> [...] In California, Pacific, Gas & Electric’s planned 550 megawatt solar thermal plant in the Mojave Desert will likely be shelved without the tax credit: “With no ITC there will be no project,” said Avi Brenmiller, CEO of Solel, the company tasked with building the plant. Source [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-12243 SunPower CEO: No U.S. Solar Incentives? No Solar For You | Go Green Living Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:38:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-12243 <p>[...] isn’t the only company concerned. Back in January at the Concentrated Solar Power’s U.S. summit in San Francisco the President and CEO of solar [...]</p> [...] isn’t the only company concerned. Back in January at the Concentrated Solar Power’s U.S. summit in San Francisco the President and CEO of solar [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-12205 SunPower CEO: No U.S. Solar Incentives? No Solar For You « Earth2Tech Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:14:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-12205 <p>[...] isn’t the only company concerned. Back in January at the Concentrated Solar Power’s U.S. summit in San Francisco the President and CEO of solar [...]</p> [...] isn’t the only company concerned. Back in January at the Concentrated Solar Power’s U.S. summit in San Francisco the President and CEO of solar [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-9692 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:53:12 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-9692 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-8723 No Stimulus for Clean Energy…Yet « Earth2Tech Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:07:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-8723 <p>[...] energy tax breaks would have helped a variety of renewable energy producers, including the solar industry, whose anxiety over their 30 percent tax incentive was heating up last week. The proposed [...]</p> [...] energy tax breaks would have helped a variety of renewable energy producers, including the solar industry, whose anxiety over their 30 percent tax incentive was heating up last week. The proposed [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-8648 Michael Caton Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:05:01 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-8648 <p>Piggybacking off of existing lines and projects in the works would be a good way to address the issue short term.</p> Piggybacking off of existing lines and projects in the works would be a good way to address the issue short term.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/28/dark-clouds-in-solar-thermal-industry-itc-and-transmission-lines/#comment-8510 Stuart Hemphill Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:42:57 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1249#comment-8510 <p>Despite the challenges in building new transmission, a promising development is taking place in Southern California. SCE is building a transmission line to Tehachapi (in the Mohave desert)to tap up to 4,500 MW of wind potential. This transmission line should be completed by 2013. Given that wind produces at around 30-35 percent of the time (and much lower during peak periods), this line will be 65-70 percent available for other resources. Solar is a natural beneficiary of this line as the Tehachapi area has open land and adequate sun.</p> Despite the challenges in building new transmission, a promising development is taking place in Southern California. SCE is building a transmission line to Tehachapi (in the Mohave desert)to tap up to 4,500 MW of wind potential. This transmission line should be completed by 2013. Given that wind produces at around 30-35 percent of the time (and much lower during peak periods), this line will be 65-70 percent available for other resources. Solar is a natural beneficiary of this line as the Tehachapi area has open land and adequate sun.

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