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Installation of a planned 20 GW of solar over the next 20 years will catapult Saudi Arabia to world leadership in solar Saudi Arabia has...

BrightSource Energy Files IPO for $250 Million

California loves BrightSource Energy. Now, with a $250 million IPO we all have a chance to show how much. A sign of just how capital...

BrightSource Energy’s Earth Day Public Debut

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Solaris Synergy Eyes California’s Aqueduct for its Floating Solar Farms

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