Harvard Scientist, Longtime Solar Skeptic, Now Sees the Light
- Researcher had long doubted that solar would be affordable
- Solar has the potential to cheapest power on Earth, Keith says
The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System sits in the desert on March 10, 2014 in the Mojave Desert in California near Primm, Nevada. Ivanpah is the largest solar thermal tower system in the world.
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David Keith, a Harvard University scientist, has long doubted solar energy’s potential to compete on cost with conventional power sources. Now he sees the light.