Concentrated Solar Power Crescent Dunes curbs Avian risk
SolarReserve has seen no bird deaths at its 110 MW Crescent Dunes CSP project in Nevada since it changed the standby algorithm on the plant.
Concentrated Solar Power and Birds
Far from the “28,000 fried birds!!” touted by desert solar opponents, the Ivanpah solar power tower project yielded only 695 actual avian detections in its first year of operations.
Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) officials defend project in wake of bird deaths
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, currently the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, is located in the California Mojave Desert, southwest of Las Vegas.
Concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage could fill the gaps in intermittent renewable generation
Concentrated solar power with storage could fill the gaps in intermittent renewable generation, limiting the need for carbon-emitting natural gas plants.
Wind energy, PV, and Concentrated Solar Power has the potential to reduce pollution-related environmental impacts of electricity
A global low-carbon energy economy is not only feasible – it could actually double electricity supply by 2050, while also reducing air and water pollution, according to new research.
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) BrightSource Energy looks abroad
The company's main push now is the Ashalim Thermal Solar Power Station in Israel's Negev desert.
Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) killed 321 birds, not 28,000
With its claim of 28,000 dead birds from Ivanpah, the Associated Press syndicated a story on every front page in America, spreading alarm about concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, which was not grounded in facts, but
How Many Birds Are Killed By Wind Energy, Solar Power, Oil, And Coal?
For each power source — wind, solar, oil and gas, nuclear, and coal — the data on bird deaths is gathered from different advocacy and industry groups, academic institutions, and government sources.
Bird deaths from Concentrated Solar Power plant exaggerated by some media sources
There seems to be some hysteria online about bird deaths associated with the Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power plant in California.
Africa to add rore renewables, solar energy and wind power, in 2014 than past 14 years
Last month, Abengoa received loans of $142 million from the African Development Bank for Xina Solar One, a 100-megawatt, $884 million concentrated solar power project in South Africa.
Birds, Concentrated Solar Power, and the Future of Renewable Energy in California
It’s an exciting time for concentrated solar power, as UCS recently communicated its new report, Solar Energy on the Rise.
Birds mortality at Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants
A lot has been written about the impact concentrated solar thermal power tower technology – like that used at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System – has on birds.
Concentrated Solar Power Less Dangerous to Birds Than Cats or Cars
Concentrated solarthermal power plants in the U.S. are less likely to kill birds than cars, cats or mobile-phone towers, despite reports that say the facilities pose a significant threat to avian life.