Comments on: eSolar Scores 245MW Solar Deal in SoCal

By: eSolar Wins Massive Solar Thermal Deal in China

eSolar Wins Massive Solar Thermal Deal in China — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:33:58 +0000

[...] it from winning over international and U.S. deals. Over the past couple of years, the company has inked a deal with California utility Southern California Edison for a 245 MW solar thermal power plant, won two [...]

By: Brian Tonks

Brian Tonks — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:26:01 +0000

All these great names throwing money at a great solution, how can it go wrong? The major missing piece is still the same math problem mentioned in the article, does it pay? $130M for 245MW is amazing, but I bet $130M is only one investor (Google) out of many. What is the projected cost per installed watt? What is the projected cost per kWh? If these projections show it to be affordable, THAT would really be news.

By: Live: eSolar Flips the Switch on First Solar Power Tower in U.S.

Live: eSolar Flips the Switch on First Solar Power Tower in U.S. — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:03:25 +0000

[...] to utility Southern California Edison (SCE), but the Sierra SunTower is independent to the deal announced last year with SCE for 245 MW also in the Antelope Valley [...]

By: Saying It With Solar: eSolar’s Independence Day Display : CleanTechnica

Saying It With Solar: eSolar’s Independence Day Display : CleanTechnica — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:24:16 +0000

[...] in New Mexico and California, to help supply utilities with electricity. It also is developing a 245-megawatt solar thermal plant for Rosemead, Calif.-based utility Southern California [...]

By: eSolar to Build Second Cali Solar Plant

eSolar to Build Second Cali Solar Plant — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:28:43 +0000

[...] up to 500 megawatts of solar-thermal power in the United States. eSolar also is building a 245-megawatt solar-thermal plant for Rosemead, Calif.-based utility Southern California [...]

By: Sunny New Mexico: eSolar, NGR to Develop Solar-Thermal Plant

Sunny New Mexico: eSolar, NGR to Develop Solar-Thermal Plant — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:01:43 +0000

[...] and suntracking technology — to fuel startup Sundrop Fuels. And it’s building a 245-megawatt solar-thermal plant for Rosemead, Calif.-based utility Southern California [...]

By: Another Big Solar Deal in the Works for SCE « Earth2Tech

Another Big Solar Deal in the Works for SCE « Earth2Tech — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:02:46 +0000

[...] Desert, which uses solar thermal and stirling engine technology. SCE, part of Edison International, signed another solar thermal contract last June, but it doesn’t qualify as anything close to [...]

By: california concentrate

california concentrate — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:38:52 +0000

[...] plants in California??s deserts these plants will use lenses and mirrors to concentrate the suns …http://earth2tech.com/2008/06/03/esolar-scores-245mw-solar-deal-in-so-cal/Ernie's mental game missing News 24 South AfricaErnie Els says he needs to work on his mental game [...]

By: kent beuchert

kent beuchert — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:35:34 +0000

The more tghe merrier when it comes to solar thermal. Great to see wind, wave and photovoltaic put on the back shelf where those useless technologies belong and alow solar thermal to produce economical AND reliable, controllable power that (unlike all the others) actually be there during peak demand and avoid brownouts or worse. I note that windsmills were producing exactly zero watts of power during the last crisis when power was not sufficient. Thanks a lot, wind proponents. Your machines suck and should be banned.