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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

It's like a big battery of molten salt instead of lithium," said Fernando Gonzalez , CEO of Cerro Dominador. Bottom line: Among CSP, molten-salt power towers have the greatest cost-reduction potential, thanks to higher operating temperatures and improved efficiencies, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA ).

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

It's like a big battery of molten salt instead of lithium," said Fernando Gonzalez , CEO of Cerro Dominador. Bottom line: Among CSP, molten-salt power towers have the greatest cost-reduction potential, thanks to higher operating temperatures and improved efficiencies, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA ).

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Green Car Congress

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.