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US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFERS A CONDITIONAL COMMITMENT FOR $737 MILLION LOAN GUARANTEE TO SOLARRESERVE FOR NEVADA SOLAR PROJECT Utility-scale solar thermal power project is nation’s first with US developed technol