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The most renewable and most powerful resource on the planet is certainly solar energy. From solar collectors for water heating to photovoltaic panels for electricity, the sun has a lot to offer.

California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) is a 250MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power project developed in San Luis Obispo County, California, US. Construction of the project started in September 2011 and full commercial operations began in October 2013.

By making solar panels that are lighter, more flexible, partially transparent and organic, a team of researchers hope to make solar more energy efficient, and crucially more economical in production terms.

The Mount Signal Solar Project, also known as Imperial Valley Solar 1 (IVS1), is a utility-scale photovoltaic power plant, located in Imperial County, California, approximately 100 miles (160km) east of San Diego.

Mildura Solar Power Station is a concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) project being built in Carwrap, south of Mildura in the state of Victoria, Australia. The project will use high performance solar cells used to power satellites. The plant was proposed to have an installed capacity of 100MW initially to reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions by 396,000t.