Jul 21, 2014
Australian Renewable Energy Agency; The U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association; the Palen Solar Electric Generating System; The Moroccan Institute for Research on Solar Energy and New Energy; The World Trade Organization.
Jul 18, 2014
Following almost a year of delays and uncertainty, K.A.CARE’s silence since the release of the competitive procurement process white paper has raised a wide range of speculations over the future of CSP in Saudi Arabia. But the truth is, a great deal is cooking beneath the surface.
Jul 18, 2014
CSP development in China is currently focused on the internal market. But the development of a pan-Asian energy network could make exports possible, too.
Jul 18, 2014
Six innovative solar thermal and CSP R&D projects have been awarded US$2.3 million by IRESEN, and a new call for 2015’s funding round is expected to be made in September this year. CSP Today’s Alison Ebbage finds out more.
Jul 14, 2014
The nominations for CSP Today/PV Insider’s INDIASOL 2014 Awards are officially open. The CSP and PV communities can now nominate their desired solar companies in India to win an INDIASOL 2014 Award.
Jul 14, 2014
European Investment Bank, Bank Hapoalim, Alstom, BrightSource, NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund; The Climate Investment Fund, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Group; International Finance Corporation, ACWA Power; European Commission; The Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Jul 14, 2014
On 25 December 2013 the Saudi Electric Company launched a Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of the Duba 1 Independent Power Plant (IPP) project, a 550 MW combined cycle plant that will integrate a CSP unit with a 50 MW capacity.
Jul 11, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DoE) signed a $1.05 million cooperative agreement with Southern Research Institute in June to develop an advanced high-temperature solar thermal storage system. So, what will the project entail and what technology will the proposed thermal energy storage system use?
Jul 11, 2014
Abengoa scored big with a US stock market debut that raised more than $721 million. But whether other CSP players could get away with something similar is debatable.
Jul 7, 2014
The European Investment Bank, Banco Santander Chile; The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Alinta Energy; The Repower Port Augusta Alliance.
Jul 4, 2014
Commercialisation of a new form of thermal energy storage for CSP is front and centre in a pair of US DOE awards exploring thermochemical energy storage using perovskites.
Jul 4, 2014
A 2 GW CSP project with storage will see power being sold from the Tunisian Sahara to Europe, where the UK, Switzerland and Germany are expected to be the biggest buyers.
Jul 1, 2014
Pre-qualification of technology providers for the upcoming 2 x 50MW concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in India must focus on innovative solutions with high performance guarantee to meet cost competitiveness criteria
