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We are One with the Infinite Sun Berlum Feb 2014 #1
aho G_j Feb 2014 #3
K&R! There should be hundreds more in the pipeline (no pun intended). Enthusiast Feb 2014 #2
Drove by it last year and it is truly amazing to see! zappaman Feb 2014 #4
We're seriously thinking about panelling our roof......we've got great south and west roof space for a kennedy Feb 2014 #5
Geez! Who has the Windex contract to clean all those mirrors????? benld74 Feb 2014 #6
Ray Nagan? Cheviteau Feb 2014 #39
Great job security though. RGinNJ Feb 2014 #7
Wonderful! Safe and uses land that is not useful to us for other purposes. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #8
Why does land have to be useful? hunter Feb 2014 #24
Where would people park? Vinnie From Indy Feb 2014 #28
Under the shade created by the pole-mounted panels LondonReign2 Feb 2014 #31
That's a great idea. In the South, we really need some shade to park in. Our cars loudsue Feb 2014 #57
All ready in existence in Germany. pangaia Feb 2014 #89
We've already got quite a few parking lot solar instalations in our community. hunter Feb 2014 #40
Picture at the link awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #59
Have u been out West? EX500rider Feb 2014 #32
Yeah, I've wandered it, quite a bit actually. hunter Feb 2014 #35
The entire US could be run off a relatively small area of desert.. EX500rider Feb 2014 #43
I don't want energy to run the entire US as it is. hunter Feb 2014 #45
Yes we all can't wait to go back to being hunter-gather's.. n/t EX500rider Feb 2014 #46
Um, okay. hunter Feb 2014 #47
Well maybe i mis-understood you.. EX500rider Feb 2014 #49
Lowerng energy use, expanding wilderness, controlling our own reproduction, is not "primitive." hunter Feb 2014 #50
Well in another 1,000 years i think we will be there... n/t EX500rider Feb 2014 #66
Like any number of Star Trek episodes cindge Feb 2014 #82
The earth of Star Trek TOS and TNG *was* the techno-utopia. hunter Feb 2014 #92
You should be pimping FUSION POWER snooper2 Feb 2014 #56
I think cheap fusion would be an environmental catastrophe worse than coal. hunter Feb 2014 #63
that is nice and all but not going to happen...You'll just have to go off-the-grid by yourself snooper2 Feb 2014 #64
Sounds like a fairly Luddite position. EX500rider Feb 2014 #98
Yes horrible it would be...lights and running water for everybody...n/t EX500rider Feb 2014 #100
What's keeping people from lights and running water now? hunter Feb 2014 #102
It's because of mismanagement and corruption. EX500rider Feb 2014 #103
Solar and wind powered water pumps are as simple as it gets. hunter Feb 2014 #104
That's a nice start,,, EX500rider Feb 2014 #107
How fair is it that many have this while others starve? hunter Feb 2014 #108
"My only agreement in your list is clothes dryers and refrigerators." EX500rider Feb 2014 #109
That's an easy thing to power with solar and wind too. hunter Feb 2014 #110
Have you been in Florida? Plenty of sun, but corrupt, disgusting politicians like gov. Rick Scott AikidoSoul Feb 2014 #97
Yes i live here thanks for the update. n/t EX500rider Feb 2014 #99
++++ swilton Feb 2014 #76
I am sure the EiR did not use *useless* anywhere in the report. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #67
What happens when it gets dark? Bandit Feb 2014 #9
How do transistor radios work when you close the window? nt valerief Feb 2014 #12
Not a great analogy. former9thward Feb 2014 #13
The better analogy is how do transistor radios work when you stop broadcasting. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #48
"The main advantage of this type of solar plant is that it’s easy to store energy.." G_j Feb 2014 #14
Thermal mass. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #16
Molten salt is one answer solarhydrocan Feb 2014 #22
Brilliant Mr. Mike.... diverdownjt Feb 2014 #55
Everything is the same except there is no light for about 12 hours XRubicon Feb 2014 #72
it IS beautiful! Whisp Feb 2014 #10
cant wait until all those mirrors iamthebandfanman Feb 2014 #11
+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #44
Probably not. MrModerate Feb 2014 #74
When it's dark . . . OldRedneck Feb 2014 #15
I believe that they have now found ways to store solar energy for short periods of time davidpdx Feb 2014 #94
They should put solar panel . . . aggiesal Feb 2014 #17
The Germans have already done this! So much for American Exceptionalism! Dustlawyer Feb 2014 #30
That's a great idea! calimary Feb 2014 #34
And covering every parking lot Politicub Feb 2014 #37
Seems overly complicated...why use water? dpbrown Feb 2014 #18
Mirror cleaning OnlinePoker Feb 2014 #19
Huge thermal plant opens as solar industry grows ProSense Feb 2014 #20
I just have one question, thought. Does this generate more or less electrical power than TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #21
Concentrating solar is FAR better. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #27
As it turns out . . . MrModerate Feb 2014 #75
Drove by this a few weeks ago Egnever Feb 2014 #23
AWESOME! Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #25
FOR NOW. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #26
Conveniently located near a rare earth mine. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #29
Amazing what happens when corporate whores are driven into splinter party status Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #33
I don't get your point. This plant is owned by corporations. El_Johns Feb 2014 #53
Your critique would make more sense if you assume that I want a Communist revolution Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #73
There was no critique. I simply didn't understand what you meant by: El_Johns Feb 2014 #78
Oh, that's what you want to know Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #91
I love you, Jack Rabbit. <3 love_katz Feb 2014 #101
This is so cool! Politicub Feb 2014 #36
Whoooo hoooo and its about time! marble falls Feb 2014 #38
From what I am hearing Keefer Feb 2014 #41
that's a problem G_j Feb 2014 #42
Damn you, for bringing the downside nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #68
Nice cat avatar XRubicon Feb 2014 #88
Magnificent! Just purely magnificent! Firebrand Gary Feb 2014 #51
Cool! That said, I'd prefer more decentralized generation Recursion Feb 2014 #52
Just doing some jokey non-linear thinking kjones Feb 2014 #54
Too much stupid... must resist.. blacking out now... I am the sole survivor of this thread... XRubicon Feb 2014 #80
Well, I do have a peculiar taste in humor. nt kjones Feb 2014 #95
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant Uses As Much Water As Two Holes On Nearby Golf Course ProSense Feb 2014 #58
Parakeet nightmare Aldo Leopold Feb 2014 #60
Good god, sounds like a bunch of binary thinking conservatives in here. Thor_MN Feb 2014 #61
Not only in the middle od the night. Edim Feb 2014 #62
I'm sure the people that decided to spend the money to build this had no clue. Thor_MN Feb 2014 #69
I agree that it doesn't have to. Edim Feb 2014 #70
If you are concerned about the costs, buy yourself a generator. Thor_MN Feb 2014 #71
ya, I seen this driving to vegas last year ujs1500 Feb 2014 #65
Is there any way they can do this without using water? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #77
70% of earths surface is water... XRubicon Feb 2014 #79
Yeah. Okay. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #81
We are literally surrounded by water XRubicon Feb 2014 #83
What? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #85
Ok sorry, I thought you were one of the luddites.. XRubicon Feb 2014 #86
Oh noes…Won't somebody think about the little nuke's protons and neutrons... Tikki Feb 2014 #84
Awesome debunkthis Feb 2014 #87
It's a bird killer. I hate bird killers! jeanliberty90 Feb 2014 #90
More! Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #93
"Creating"? Helen Borg Feb 2014 #96
Thanks for posting, I never even knew about this WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2014 #105
I've been following this since the project was in the planning stages. NaturalHigh Feb 2014 #106
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