Solar Thermal

  • Regulatory changes affect Kuwait’s CSP projects

    Mar 9, 2015

    Last week, we heard that Kuwait’s Shagaya CSP project has been retendered and that Al Abdaliyah ISCC plant will have to pass a new law. CSP Today investigates.

  • Installed CSP capacity now over 4.5 GW

    Mar 6, 2015

    The installed CSP capacity now stands at over 4.5 GW, with a further 11 GW in the pipeline.
  • The role of storage in cutting CSP costs

    Mar 6, 2015

    Historically storage has been seen as a useful asset for CSP, but one that increased costs. Now it is being touted as a major route to cost-competitiveness.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: February 23 – March 2

    Mar 2, 2015

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Abengoa, IDC, Eskom; Algerian Ministry of Energy; Morgan Stanley, ACS, GIP, Saeta Yield, Spanish Securities & Exchange Commission; Dow Chemical, NEST AS and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.

  • Crowdfunding for small-scale CSP projects

    Mar 2, 2015

    A small but increasing number of CSP developers are using crowdfunding to raise funds for projects. So, how viable are such initiatives for financing small-scale CSP solar projects?

  • Could Saudi Arabia be a test bed for CSP technologies?

    Mar 2, 2015

    Saudi Arabia’s decision to delay renewable energy investment might not be all bad news for CSP if the country opts to focus on innovation in the meantime.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: February 16 - 23

    Feb 23, 2015

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organizations: The Cyprus Institute (CyI); Nevada Bureau of Land Management, SolarReserve, NV Energy; Desertec, the WEF; Aora Solar, the Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy and the Ethiopian Energy Authority.

  • CSP for thermal EOR: Weathering the storm

    Feb 20, 2015

    Despite the decline in global oil prices, CSP developers involved in providing solar applications for thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) remain optimistic.

  • Why Shari’a compliant finance matters for CSP projects in the Gulf region

    Feb 20, 2015

    Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power is growing its Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) portfolio rapidly within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: February 9 - 16

    Feb 16, 2015

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Exergy Power, SolarReserve; ACS, Saeta Yield; Reliance Power, the Government of Rajasthan; North China Electric Power University, the Chinese Academy of Science.

  • Heatcrete or Molten Salt?

    Feb 13, 2015

    This article is the first of The Expert Column Series, a space where two experts present their opinions on a topic proposed by CSP Today. This time, Juan Barragán (NEST AS) and Mark Schmitz (TSK Flagsol Engineering GmbH) discuss: Heatcrete or Molten Salt?

  • When will CSP take off in emerging markets?

    Feb 13, 2015

    Many countries seem to have the ideal conditions for CSP: high DNI, vast stretches of empty land, and an urgent need for alternative energy sources. So why aren’t these markets adopting the only renewable energy technology that can produce power around the clock?

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: February 2 - 9

    Feb 9, 2015

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Brenmiller Energy; Abengoa, EIG, APW1; Saeta Yield, ACS, Spanish Securities Exchange Commission; CSP Today, Mesia, ACWA Power.

  • Flux lab research gets KTH boost

    Feb 6, 2015

    A Nordic solar flux laboratory at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden now offers CSP developers greater flexibility in carrying out new research.

  • Designing renewable contracts that value CSP storage

    Feb 6, 2015

    As California ramps up its storage requirements, it has not included Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with integrated energy storage.

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