France is to lend €100-million (R1.3-billion) to South African state company Eskom to help finance a 100 megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power plant near Upington in the Northern Cape. Eskom and the French Development Agency (AFD) agreed on Monday night, during French President Francois Hollande's state visit to South Africa, to facilitate the signing of … Continue reading France is to lend
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Molten Salt receiving tubes to Archimede ISCC Plant in Sicily
Molten salts are considered as the preferred HTF to enable the necessary technology leap that the CSP industry is expecting. Archimede Solar Energy (ASE), Massa Martana (Perugia), Italy, has supplied the 4th release of Molten Salt receiving tubes to Archimede ISCC Plant in Sicily, the world
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Abengoa
Solana is the first concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in the U.S. with a thermal energy storage system that is able to generate electricity for six hours. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has announced that Solana, the world
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Large-scale solar power projects in the United States have made great progress in delivering competitively priced electricity
The price at which electricity from large-scale solar power projects in the western United States is being sold has fallen by more than two-thirds in the last five years, according to a new report released today by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The report
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Thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar power plants (TCSPOWER)
With EU funding of the project 'Thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar power plants' (TCSPOWER), scientists are developing ways to store the Sun's thermal energy for electricity production during the night. Concentrated solar power (CSP) is particularly well suited to accommodating intermittent demand as it can be combined with large-scale thermal energy storage. Although simple … Continue reading Thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar power plants (TCSPOWER)
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New Arizona Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Keeps Producing Electricity After Sun Goes Down
Unlike other solar-powered electrical plants, the new Solana Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) keeps the sun's energy working after dark to produce electricity for APS customers across Arizona. Unlike other solar-powered electrical plants, the new Solana Generating Station keeps the sun's energy working after dark to produce electricity for APS customers across Arizona. The three-square-mile facility … Continue reading New Arizona Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Keeps Producing Electricity After Sun Goes Down
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Concentrating Solar Power Gemasolar celebrates its second anniversary with an excellent operational record
Gemasolar is the first concentrated solar power (CSP) plant to use central tower receiver and heliostat field technology in combination with a molten salt thermal storage system. Gemasolar, the solar thermal plant owned by Torresol Energy, will complete on October 4 October its second year in operation since its official opening. During this time, the … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power Gemasolar celebrates its second anniversary with an excellent operational record
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Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) SolarReserve Awarded Solar Industry Award For Excellence In Technology
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) projects, today announced the company was the recipient of the “Solar Award for Excellence: Technology” for its molten salt power tower technology, an award which was received at the Solar Industry Awards Ceremony on October 1st, 2013 in France. The Solar Industry Awards, presented by … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) SolarReserve Awarded Solar Industry Award For Excellence In Technology
Continue readingLiberty Interactive Corporation invests $300 million in Abengoa
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has added Liberty Interactive Corporation (“Liberty”) (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LVNTA, LVNTB) as an investor in Solana, the largest parabolic trough solar plant in the world. Solana, which is in its final testing phase, has a total … Continue reading Liberty Interactive Corporation invests $300 million in Abengoa
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Abengoa finalizes the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) complex in Europe
The two concentrating solar power (CSP) plants belong to the Extremadura Solar Complex, the largest solar thermal plant in Europe with 200 MW capacity. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the company that develops innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has begun operation of Solaben 1 and Solaben 6, two 50 MW … Continue reading Abengoa finalizes the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) complex in Europe
Continue readingConcentrated solar power: SENER wins FIDIC Award of Merit for its Gemasolar CSP Plant
The engineering and technology group SENER has been selected as winner in the awards presented by the FIDIC, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, for its Gemasolar project, a solar thermal plant owned by Torresol Energy. Held to commemorate the federation's centenary, these awards recognize the world's best engineering projects of the last 100 years. … Continue reading Concentrated solar power: SENER wins FIDIC Award of Merit for its Gemasolar CSP Plant
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Dish Stirling concentrated solar power (CSP) provider Infinia files Chapter 11 to continue limited business operations
Infinia Corporation (Madrid, Spain), manufacturer of stirling cycle engines for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems, on September 25th, 2013, announced that the inability to obtain additional financing has forced the company to file a petition for Chapter 11 relief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Utah to preserve the value of its business. Infinia has … Continue reading Dish Stirling concentrated solar power (CSP) provider Infinia files Chapter 11 to continue limited business operations
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Start of construction ceremony of Bokpoort, a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa
The SENER group attended the start of construction ceremony for the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant of Bokpoort (South Africa), held on Wednesday 25 September. how to treat chicken pox The SENER engineering and technology group attended the start of construction ceremony for the construction of the thermosolar power plant of Bokpoort (South Africa), held … Continue reading Start of construction ceremony of Bokpoort, a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa
Continue readingIK4-TEKNIKER is looking into ways of cutting costs in concentrated solar power (CSP) generation
IK4-TEKNIKER will be presenting its most recent developments in the field of Concentrating Solar Power; the common denominator is about increasing the output of the plants and cutting their operating costs. Only two top companies worldwide currently have the capacity to manufacture the absorber tubes in plants of this type using in-house technology designed to … Continue reading IK4-TEKNIKER is looking into ways of cutting costs in concentrated solar power (CSP) generation
Continue readingACWA Power set to start on concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa
The Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Plant will add socio-economic value to the area, with about $2m of additional investments each year and 60 permanent employment opportunities during its operational life. ACWA Power International, a Saudi-based operator of power and desalinated water plants, is set to begin construction of the $525m Bokpoort Concentrating Solar Power Park … Continue reading ACWA Power set to start on concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa
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Concentrated solar power (CSP) costs in India have dropped 35% since 2010, Areva says
Areva SA (AREVA) says the cost of building a solar-thermal power plant in India has fallen by about a third since 2010 thanks to local manufacturing. The French company is building a 21-billion-rupee ($336 million), 100-megawatt plant for Reliance Power Ltd. (RPWR) awarded in a December 2010 auction.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz focuses new campaign on concentrated solar power (CSP) plant Gemasolar
Mercedes-Benz has chosen the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant Gemasolar as the main setting for a new campaign The Gemasolar solar plant, owned by Torresol Energy, has provided the setting for the new global advertising campaign of the automotive company Daimler, owner of Mercedes-Benz, to promote its new professional vehicle, the new Sprinter van, equipped … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz focuses new campaign on concentrated solar power (CSP) plant Gemasolar
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Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Reaches
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, today announced that the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System produced its first output of energy when the Unit 1 station was synced to the power grid for the first time. Achieving this critical
Continue readingArgonne publishes report on solar energy development impacts, mitigation in six U.S. states
EVS is supporting a federal program for managing utility-scale solar power development in six Southwestern U.S. states. Argonne’s Environmental Science Division (EVS, Argonne, IL, U.S.) published a report identifying potential environmental, cultural and socio-economic impacts of utility-scale solar energy development. The release, which provides applicable mitigation measures as well, summarizes information from the Programmatic Environmental … Continue reading Argonne publishes report on solar energy development impacts, mitigation in six U.S. states
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Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Delivers Electricity In First Grid Test
NRG Solar says the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System has produced its first output of energy when the Unit 1 station was synced to the power grid for the first time. The company says this critical “first sync” is a major milestone for the concentrating solar power (CSP) project, widely seen as a showcase for … Continue reading Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Delivers Electricity In First Grid Test
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