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Vast Nevada solar array on federal land will be biggest ever

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Nevada is set to host the largest solar array in the United States. Department of the Interior approved a proposal for the Gemini Solar Project, a $1 billion solar-generating facility to be located about 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas. Last month, the U.S.

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Tesla Gigafactory Nevada gets another batch of rooftop solar panels

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Tesla Gigafactory Nevada might not be attracting as much attention as its newer siblings like Giga Texas and Giga Berlin, but the massive battery factory is still undergoing improvements. This is evidenced by satellite images from late March, which still showed a notably lower volume of solar panels on Giga Nevada’s roof. .

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Obama Administration publishes “roadmap” for solar energy development on public lands in West

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The Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy are publishing the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla expands Gigafactory Nevada solar array toward goal to become world’s biggest

Electrek

New satellite images show that Tesla significantly expanded its rooftop solar array at Gigafactory Nevada as it aims for it to become the world’s biggest. more… The post Tesla expands Gigafactory Nevada solar array toward goal to become world’s biggest appeared first on Electrek.

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The US’s largest solar farm is canceled because Nevada locals don’t want to look at it

Electrek

The Battle Born Solar Project in Nevada – what would have been the largest solar farm in the US – is now canceled because nearby residents said it would be an eyesore. more… The post The US’s largest solar farm is canceled because Nevada locals don’t want to look at it appeared first on Electrek.

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Study: US Department of Defense could generate 7GW of solar power on 4 bases in California desert

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The US Department of Defense (DoD) could generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy—roughly equivalent to the output of seven nuclear power plants—on four military bases located in the California desert, according to a study recently released by DoD’s Office of Installations and Environment.

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DOI approves 1GW solar power project; largest yet on US public lands

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The US Department of the Interior has approved the 1,000 MW Blythe Solar Power Project, the largest solar energy project yet to be built on US public lands. The Blythe Solar Power Project uses parabolic trough technology in which rows of parabolic mirrors focus solar energy on collector tubes.

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