solar

  • German firms turn batteries into power plants to aid grid control

    Jun 23, 2015

    A number of German companies are aggregating distributed energy storage assets through platforms that provide grid services to the renewables-rich country.
  • Jordan PV tariffs drop 50% in second tender round

    Jun 1, 2015

    Jordan’s Round 2 (2013-2015) tender of solar PPAs saw record low feed-in tariffs (FITS), with the four lowest bids at prices 50% below those in the first tender, according to bid results sent from the government to participants on May 13.
  • Vermont utility bills end-users for storage using Tesla battery

    May 27, 2015

    Vermont-based Green Mountain Power’s eagerness to embrace Tesla’s Powerwall groundbreaking recyclable battery for home and business puts the utility among a small but growing group of energy providers that see energy storage as an opportunity rather than a threat and are devising new business models and strategies to support it.
  • Arizona’s Tucson Electric seeks best 10-year price for 10 MW storage system

    May 27, 2015

    Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will apply a lowest-cost, best-fit approach to evaluate the bids for the design and construction of a 10 MW utility-scale energy storage system that the company plans to deploy by mid- to late 2016, TEP told Energy Storage Update.
  • European O&M comes of age

    Apr 28, 2015

    As Europe’s solar capacity growth stabilises, PV companies are shifting their focus from building new plants to operating and maintaining existing assets.
  • Choppy US weather tests solar irradiation data

    Apr 28, 2015

    The US East Coast saw up to 5% less sunlight than average in 2014, while the West Coast enjoyed up to 10% more sun, according to a study published by Vaisala in April that highlights the volatile supply conditions faced by PV plant developers and operators.
  • SunEdison tests new business model for solar-plus storage

    Apr 20, 2015

    SunEdison's acquisition of Solar Grid Storage in March 2015 made the American solar giant the world’s first renewable energy company to offer solar, wind and energy storage services across the value chain.
  • IEA’s roadmap for 11% CSP: nice, yes… but achievable?

    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.
  • Weekly Intelligence Brief August 25 – September 1

    Sep 1, 2014

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Schott Solar CSP; ARENA, ACO Investment Group, Burma Ministry of Electric Power, ACS; Reliance Power.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: August 18 - 25

    Aug 26, 2014

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organisations: BrightSource Energy, NRG, Google; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, California Energy Commission; Palen Solar Holdings.
  • Storage added to modified Palen schedule pleases CEC

    Aug 22, 2014

    Palen Solar Holdings (PSH) has made a change in the plan of the 500MW Palen power tower project that could now steer it safely through California’s notoriously arduous permitting process.

  • Weekly Intelligence Brief: August 11 - 18

    Aug 18, 2014

    This week’s CSP Today news brief includes the following companies and organisations: Rayspower, Sundhy (Chengdu) Solar Power Co., CGN Solar; Climate Policy Initiative (CPI); Abengoa, The U.S. Department of Energy; African Development Bank.

  • India braces up for investor-grade solar resource data

    Aug 15, 2014

    It is no secret that inadequate DNI data severely hindered the initial batch of India’s NSM CSP projects. But today, with over 100 solar radiation measurement stations deployed and a national solar atlas underway, the Indian CSP industry can be optimistic about its future.
  • What does Areva’s CSP exit mean for India?

    Aug 8, 2014

    Areva’s decision to quit its solar business shook the global industry, from linear Fresnel proponents to project developers using the company’s technology. But what does the announcement mean for the country?

  • What Alstom’s Ashalim project means for CSP

    Aug 8, 2014

    The news that industrial giant Alstom is on the hunt for CSP projects is a shot in the arm for a sector that has seen high-profile defections of late.

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