Over the course of 2008 we have seen Solar Power Plants popping up left and right. Well just recently Iran has opened up their very first Solar Power Plant. The Energy Minister Parviz Fattah recently told reporters that “The country backs the use of alternative and renewable energy sources. In future alternative energy sources will be greatly developed in the country. The growth of investments in this sphere is expected.” The plant is not a huge one and is being used to see whether or not they see a future in further bigger projects like this one.

You would expect that with a name like Sun Chips this tasty snack would have been one of the first people to hop on the Solar train. Well they are not the first but they have just integrated a Solar Thermal plant to their Modesto California production plant. This solar farm consist of four acres made up of solar thermal collectors which heat up the water to 450 degrees. Once the water is at that temperature it is then pumped into the factories boiler system where it helps cook the wheat as well as heat the oil.