Nov 10, 2014
A CSP project proposal has won first place in the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) competition, but can the design make it beyond paper?
Nov 10, 2014
A recent spate of articles makes the claim that Ivanpah, the 277 MW Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) power tower project in California is “not performing as expected.”
Nov 3, 2014
This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organizations: the United Nations; MASEN; University of San Diego, the U.S. Department of Energy, SunShot Initiative; SolarReserve, Aerojet Rocketdyne; SolarUS, DuPont Tate & Lyle.
Nov 3, 2014
The publication of the Preferred Alternative draft of the much-awaited Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan (DRECP) brings both hope and consternation to supporters of clean energy in California.
Nov 3, 2014
After five years the Desertec Industrial Initiative will cease to exist in its current form. The question for the industry is whether this is a natural progression or a cause for concern.
Oct 30, 2014
Huge energy savings are being made through industrial solar thermal applications. But why stop there when you can benefit from financial support? As Canada's Rackam and South Africa's MTN have discovered, the economics are compelling enough to consider additional CSP projects.
Oct 27, 2014
The awarding ceremony will take place at the Gala Dinner, on November 12th, as part of the CSP Today Sevilla 2014 event (12 -13 November 2014).
Oct 27, 2014
TuNur, the Department for Energy and Climate Change; CSP Today International Awards, Aalborg CSP, Rioglass Solar, Schott Solar, ACS Cobra, QATRO, Torresol O&M, SolarReserve, Magtel; Abengoa; ACWA Power.
Oct 24, 2014
Ivanpah, the world’s largest power tower CSP project, seems to attract a lot of controversy. Along with that, it brings up concerns about its operations. CSP Today has received some interesting questions amounting to ‘Has something gone wrong? Is Ivanpah not really working?’
Oct 24, 2014
An International Energy Agency roadmap to getting 11% of global electricity production from CSP by 2050 looks great on paper but in practice is open to question.
Oct 20, 2014
Desertec, ACWA Power, State Grid Corporation of China, Deutsche Bank, Munich Re, ABB, Siemens, Bosch, E.ON, Bilfinger; MASEN, Acciona, Aries, Sener, TSK, The World Bank, the AfDB, the EIB; TuNur, the Department for Energy and Climate Change; Aalborg CSP.
Oct 17, 2014
Italy's southern regions are not too different from Spain's when it comes to the solar irradiance received, and with 17 CSP projects at different stages of development, the market could easily supply itself and its neighbours.
Oct 17, 2014
The role of public finance has been central to the deployment of CSP. But national government support and cost reductions are to be crucial if the industry is to gain traction.
Oct 16, 2014
There are several ways costs are reduced as nascent technologies begin to be deployed at commercial scale.
Oct 15, 2014
For the second year in a row, Aalborg CSP received this prestigious award, in recognition of the quality of the company’s SGS3 steam generation technology.
