Plugging into the sun

        September, 2009 National Geographic | Global | renewables: solar

George Johnson writes about solar power, including the 64-MW parabolic-trough CSP plant Nevada Solar One in the Mojave desert (online 2007), the 14.2-MW PV solar plant at nearby Nellis Air Force Base (2007), the 11-MW power-tower CSP PS10 in Andalusia, Spain, and other solar installations around the world. (3,800 words)