Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
Author: FUD
Date: 02-03-2025 - 08:29

Jean Nipton Wrote:
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> There's a big one near Tonopah. Is it still
> working?
>
> [maps.app.goo.gl]

Wikipedia sez, yes. But it's not always up to date. That Wiki article provides a lot of data about solar thermal worldwide - it's actually not uncommon, and there are several technologies. A lot of them have been cancelled, though. The rapid drop in cost for PV solar and utility-scale batteries has a hand in that.

Also, I was wrong about Ivanpah using thermal storage; it generates power overnight using natural gas. The Tonopah plant apparently does (did? It was shut down for several years) use thermal storage, and the stresses caused by thermal cycling were a source of problems.



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Ivan Paw 02-01-2025 - 13:33
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Coal dust is a must 02-01-2025 - 15:06
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Oh My 02-02-2025 - 07:11
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Wonderer 02-02-2025 - 07:21
  6-10, no problem Times a changing 02-02-2025 - 08:44
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert BOB2- energy expert 02-02-2025 - 02:47
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Navajo Joe 02-02-2025 - 05:06
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Jean Nipton 02-02-2025 - 10:30
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert exhaustedbyED 02-02-2025 - 11:02
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert FUD 02-02-2025 - 13:51
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Jean Nipton 02-02-2025 - 14:53
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert Zappo 02-02-2025 - 16:00
  Re: 11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert FUD 02-03-2025 - 08:29
  Re: Faster, better, cheaper.... And no, this will likely not bring back more coal trains... BOB2- 02-02-2025 - 17:06
  Yes, solar photovoltaic is now the Way to Go Commenter 02-02-2025 - 19:22
  Re: Yes, solar photovoltaic is now the Way to Go. Should going off of the grid be illegal? BOB2- 02-03-2025 - 09:11
  I hope that was the fake Bob2. Because it reads like Helen Keller trying to describe a mountaintop view Alamo 02-03-2025 - 21:33
  Re: I hope that was the fake Bob2? Meanwhile... Yeah, it's Texas and these attempts have mostly failed. BOB2 02-04-2025 - 09:30
  Re: I hope that was the fake Bob2? Meanwhile... Yeah, it's Texas and these attempts have mostly failed. FUD 02-04-2025 - 18:05
  Consumer electric cost: Lowest is UT 10.91 cents. TX is 29th 15.6 cents. Average is 17.01 cents. CA next to last 32.68 cents Alamo 02-04-2025 - 21:39
  Re: Consumer electric cost: Lowest is UT 10.91 cents. TX is 29th 15.6 cents. Average is 17.01 cents. CA next to last 32.68 cents? BOB2 02-05-2025 - 07:29


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