French energy giant Areva has bought U.S.-based Ausra in order “to become a world leader in concentrated solar thermal” power (CSP). And so the race is on for market share in “The Technology that will Save Humanity.” CSP is the most scalable and affordable baseload (or, even better, load-following) low-carbon supply technology — when used with low-cost, … Continue reading French nuclear giant Areva buys Ausra, says solar thermal power market may increase 30-fold by 2020