Interior and Energy Announce Solar Energy Demonstration Project in Nevada Desert

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada today announced an agreement to develop a 25-square mile Solar Demonstration Zone on federal lands in Nevada to demonstrate cutting-edge solar energy technologies. The Solar Demonstration Zone will be located in the southwest corner of the Nevada Test Site, a former nuclear site, on lands owned by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and administered by DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration.

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    Secretary Salazar speaking about America's energy future in front of UNLV's Greenspun Hall. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Salazar speaking about America's energy future in front of UNLV's Greenspun Hall. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Salazar speaking about America's energy future in front of UNLV's Greenspun Hall, as Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu look on. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Interior Secretary Salazar and Energy Secretary Chu sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable the Department of Energy to develop innovative solar energy projects at the Nevada Test Site. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Interior Secretary Salazar and Energy Secretary Chu sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable the Department of Energy to develop innovative solar energy projects at the Nevada Test Site. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar shakes hands with Nevada Senator Harry Reid upon signing papers for the new solar test site. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at UNLV's Greenspun Hall. Photo: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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