Coal is the Enemy of the Human Race: Goliath, Meet David Edition

Today, Google announced it's investing $10 million in eSolar, a company that builds solar thermal power plants, as part of its RE<C project. Here's what eSolar has to say about itself (PDF):

To serve the renewable electricity needs of utility-scale energy providers, eSolar has developed a market disrupting solar thermal power plant technology. Generation can be scaled from 25 MW to over 500 MW at energy prices competitive with traditional fossil fuels.

David Sassoon has more.

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[maddogbitesback]

When talking of the costs of solar or wind i is important to add the costs of not going solar or wind to the costs of fossil fuels and nuclear. Then it is apparent that any price is a good price for solar and wind energy. Arizona has enough sun to power the whole of the US and so it must be asked why the Bush presidency has spent a trillion on a war for oil. Oil is so out of date. Also it is wasted running cars when it is needed for so many other things such as pharmaceuticals and fertilizers.