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By Ben Sills / The Bulletin
September 21, 2011
MADRID — The U.S. government’s $8 billion bet on solar energy that would pave the deserts with mirrors risks following the Betamax into the technological wilderness because of Chinese backing for a cheaper system.
The Department of Energy guaranteed loans to six plants that will reflect sunlight....