China has just turned on a world-first solar thermal power plant in the Gobi Desert, a move that could change the way solar energy is produced. This new plant is designed to be cheaper and more ...

Two 650-foot-tall (200-m) towers have risen in China's Gansu Province. Combined with an array of 30,000 mirrors arranged in concentric circles, the new facility is expected to generate over 1.8 ...

Planning commissioners voted to approve a controversial horse park and housing in Thermal, but the plan still needs county ...

Nearly 27,000 mirrors focus sunlight on two towers feeding a single turbine - a system that is said to be cheaper and more efficient China has switched on a world-first solar thermal power station in ...

China has switched on a world-first solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert that is said to be a cheaper and more efficient use of the technology with potential to be scaled up. Built by the ...