World's largest solar farm switches from thermal to PV

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Decision by Solar Millennium to change technology for Blythe solar farm sparked by falling price of PV panels

The company behind plans to build the world's largest solar farm has revealed that it is to switch to solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in what could mark a significant shift in the balance of power between...

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