BrightSource breaks ground on world's largest solar farm

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Californian firm begins work on giant Mojave Desert power plant, but its stint as the world's largest solar site is likely to be short-lived

BrightSource Energy yesterday broke ground on its flagship Ivanpah solar thermal power plant in the Mojave Desert, predicting that the facility will become the world's largest solar farm. Speaking...

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