Solar Thermal

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: October 6 – 12

    Oct 13, 2014

    The Solar Energy Corporation of India, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India, Lauren Bharat Engineering, Larsen, Toubro, Abeinsa, Abengoa Solar India, Godawari Green Energy, Aalborg CSP, Cargo Solar; IEA; SolarReserve, Tonopah Solar Energy LLC., Cobra and Santander.

  • Chile: a sun mine about to be exploited

    Oct 10, 2014

    With the highest Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) in the world and an energy-hungry mining industry, Chile should be the CSP destination of choice. Nonetheless, the absence of a government subsidy programme has affected the pace at which the CSP industry has developed.

  • Shifting Sands in the Global CSP Market

    Oct 10, 2014

    The CSP industry has witnessed an exhilarating series of developments over the last few years. While emerging markets like South Africa and Morocco continue to advance, others, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, are progressing at a slower-than-expected pace.

  • Crescent Dunes features at the Lincoln Center in New York

    Oct 8, 2014

    The Ireland-based artist John Gerrard is presenting a digital simulation of SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes CSP plant on a frameless LED wall on Lincoln center’s Josie Robertson plaza.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: September 29th – October 5th

    Oct 6, 2014

    The Moroccan Solar Energy Agency (MASEN), the World Bank, Abengoa, GDF, ACWA Power, Electricite de France, KFW.UL, The African Development Bank, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank; The U.S. Energy Department, The SunShot Initiative; Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems.

  • SolarReserve lends insight on hybrid solar power solutions for baseload power

    Oct 6, 2014

    SolarReserve to speak on the integration of photovoltaic (PV) and advanced solar thermal (CSP) technology for cost-competitive 24/7 baseload power.
  • Petrodollars pour in to GlassPoint

    Oct 3, 2014

    Funding may be a problem for CSP in some quarters, but GlassPoint seems to have struck gold with an application that is drawing cash from oil giants and sovereign funds.
  • U.S. Energy Department announces $25 Million to lower cost of CSP

    Oct 3, 2014

    This investment will fund research and development (R&D) projects to improve the performance and increase the efficiency of all components of CSP plants.

  • Spanish firms pull through despite market collapse

    Oct 3, 2014

    Spanish CSP companies have demonstrated their resilience with favourable financial results this summer. The performance is no thanks to the Spanish government, though.

  • Palen – a look back in time

    Oct 2, 2014

    Over the past year we have documented the trials and tribulations of 500 MW Palen project as developers fought to achieve the necessary permitting that would allow grid synchronization by 2016.
  • MASEN will participate at CSP Today Sevilla 2014

    Oct 1, 2014

    The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy, MASEN, will attend the most important event for the Concentrated Solar Power industry, CSP Today Sevilla 2014.

  • Palen project and the politics of common sense

    Sep 30, 2014

    Over the past few weeks I have been receiving calls and emails from CSP tower lovers asking for clarification on the market landscape for their technology.

  • Aalborg CSP solar steam generators excels at technology performance in India

    Sep 30, 2014

    Despite market challenges in India’s concentrated solar power (CSP) industry, the country’s first grid-connected CSP plant has been generating more power than expected.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: September 22 - 29

    Sep 29, 2014

    California Energy Commission, Palen Solar Holdings; The U.S. Department of the Interior, California Natural Resources Agency; Schneider Electric; Abengoa Yield.
  • Kuwait: A CSP market worth entering?

    Sep 25, 2014

    Kuwait's renewable energy plans show that CSP has a paramount role to play in the country's future energy mix, but when will developments pick up pace?

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