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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. In recent years, however, CSP development stalled amid the rapidly falling cost of solar PV. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). Pacific Gas & Electric. Puget Sound Energy.

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