US To Provide Nearly $2bn For Two Solar Energy Projects

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 7, July 2010

 

Mr Obama said the projects would provide more than 5,000 new jobs. The Arizona plant should power 70,000 homes and cut carbon dioxide emissions. The money will come from government stimulus funds designed to boost the economy during the recession.

 

Outlining the "Solana" project at Gila Bend near Phoenix, Abengoa said it would have an area of 1,900 acres, using thermal storage-equipped parabolic trough technology, with 280 MW of power output capacity. Read the full report here.

 

Source: BBC News, UK

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