power plants
Aug 29 2008, Deepa

With massive solar power plants mushrooming up in various corners of the world, it isn’t surprising to see one more such eco-power plant come up just outside Las Vegas. Developed by BrightSource Energy, it is a 1200 MW solar thermal power facility...

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