Ivanpah & Heliogen: Lessons from Concentrated Solar’s Decline

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By Michael BarnardSep 27, 2025, 3:18 pm119 ptsTrending
Ivanpah was supposed to be the future. When it opened in the Mojave Desert in 2014, with its three towers glowing like beacons and almost 400 MW of capacity, it was the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world. It had the backing of Google, NRG Energy, BrightSource, and ... [continued] The post…

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