Sentence examples for thermal projects from inspiring English sources

The nation is also building a number of landmark solar thermal projects, which may pave the way for broader deployment in Latin America.

The increasing number of concentrated solar thermal projects around the world demonstrates that this technology is an accepted power supply option worldwide.

By July, Colom had improved access to drinking water, health care, and education, and he had initiated renewable sources of energy with hydroelectric and thermal projects.

The litigation, which seeks to block construction of five of the solar thermal projects, underscores the growing risks of building large-scale renewable energy plants in environmentally delicate areas.

At peak output, the five licensed solar thermal projects being challenged would power more than two million homes, create thousands of construction jobs and help the state meet aggressive renewable energy mandates.

"The real concern is that if these solar thermal projects don't get done in a timely fashion in 2011 and 2012, prices will come down and it'll make more sense to go photovoltaic," said Ted Sullivan, an analyst with Lux Research in New York.

At first that seemed like a setback, but then Turnbull specifically highlihgted the Port Augusta solar thermal project as the sort of thing the fund might support.

It is estimated that the Port Augusta solar thermal project would employ 1000 construction workers and 50 maintenance and operations workers.

The Port Augusta solar thermal project would be the start of good things for Australia, a way for the country to finally get on the path to zero-emissions energy generation.

So far, Ivanpah is the only California solar thermal project to win a government loan guarantee, although other projects have applied and are awaiting decisions from the Energy Department. "We are sensitive to the deadlines and are doing everything we can so that these projects can move forward," said Jonathan Silver, the executive director of the department's loan program.

"Nobody is allowed on the site without a biologist to escort them," said Mercy Vaughn, the lead biologist for BrightSource Energy, the Oakland, Calif., company that is building the 370-megawatt power plant, the first large-scale solar thermal project to break ground in the United States in two decades.