Using the federal loan guarantee to Brightsource Energy as a jumping-off point, this article provides a helpful introduction to solar thermal energy technology, a less familiar way of generating electricity from sunlight than photovoltaic cells.

Interesting report about a significant government subsidy to expand solar thermal projects in California. But this article primarily relies on a single source: Brightsource, the loan's beneficiary, with only one short independent citation to put this news in context.

Decent explanation of solar thermal, with an exploration of associated land use issues in California.

Two sources, and most but not all facts needed to support claims.

Provides insight into political, economic and environmental issues faced by new large scale technology. Sourcing is adequate, but could be stronger.

This is a good story on the challenges of large scale solar thermal. 1.37 billion sounds like a lot until you look at the way the US subsidizes fossil fuel which would be a good figure to include here...

It would have been a good article. However, since the website is fake or inactive, the fact that I can't add an opinion to thier offered blog, and the fact their website never responded back with a "member creation e-mail," unfortunately the entire site and story must be scrapped in my book. This site is not accredited, and amounts to little more than a blog.