State Regulators recently approved the Abengoa Mojave Solar Project for construction. President Obama awarded a 1.45 Billion dollar Federal Loan guarantee for this project in the spring of July, that will be used to construct a 250 megawatt solar installation in southwest Phoenix.
The Mojave plant is scheduled to start producing energy commercially by the early 2013. The installation will use technology in which the sun hits curved parabolic mirrors arranged in troughs that heat fluid. The heated fluid then generates steam that produces electricity as it expands through steam turbine generators.
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Projects like Abengoa, that reduce our reliance on foreign fossil fuels need to be encouraged by our government, and should be rewarded advantages to products that increase our carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists must continue to expand their work with clean energy resources in order for the World to see a change from its current Global Crisis. The state and nation must continue to reward clean energy, passing bills that promote and encourage investment in green resources.
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