The renewable energy sector in Spain, which has grown exponentially since 2005, has accumulated a debt of more than 40,000 million euros to banks. The renewable energy sector in Spain, which has grown exponentially since 2005, has accumulated a debt of more than 40,000 million euros to banks, half in photovoltaic solar energy projects and … Continue reading Spain renewable energy projects face bankruptcy after subsidy cuts
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BrightSource withdraws Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project
BrightSource Energy has finally and definitively withdrawn its concentrated solar power (CSP) Rio Mesa project in a brief note sent to the California Energy Commission (CEC). The 500 MW CSP project, which would have consisted of two concentrated solar power plants each with a capacity of 250MW, was to be located near Blythe in Riverside County, … Continue reading BrightSource withdraws Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project
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Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
“We have been researching and developing solar technology for a decade and now we want to analyze the technical feasibility of concentrating solar power (CSP) generation,” said engineering director Eletrosul, Ronaldo dos Santos Custódio. Electrosul launched a tender for the construction of four stations in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso … Continue reading Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
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Spanish Concentrated Solar Power sector asks Europe to start proceedings against Spain
The rules violate the principles of reasonable cost and legal certainty, assuming a cut of 37% in concentrating solar power sector revenues regarding the conditions in which they were decided on their investment.
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150 layoffs at Siemens’ CSP components plant in Israel
Siemens is firing 75% of the 200 employees at its concentrated solar power plant in Beit Shemesh, after failing to find a buyer for it. Siemens AG is firing 150 of the 200 employees of its solar energy plant (formerly Solel Solar Systems) in Beit Shemesh, after failing to find a buyer for it. Siemens … Continue reading 150 layoffs at Siemens’ CSP components plant in Israel
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Current Status of Concentrated Solar Power in the world
Spanish companies continued to lead the industry with ownership interest in almost three-fourths of CSP capacity deployed around the world. Total global CSP capacity increased more than 60% to about 2,550 MW. Most of this capacity was added in Spain, home to more than threefourths of the world
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Concentrated Solar Power, PV and wind energy could provide up to 5% of Morocco
Morocco offers ideal conditions for the emergence of a dynamic and competitive renewable energy industry. The Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) has released a new report which finds that the solar photovoltaic (PV) concentrating solar power (CSP) and wind energy industries could provide up to 5% of the total value of goods produced in 2030 in … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power, PV and wind energy could provide up to 5% of Morocco
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NREL study values Concentrated Solar Power with thermal energy storage above PV
The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL, Golden, Colorado, US) has released a new report which quantifies the value that concentrating solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage can add to California’s grid. “Analysis of Concentrating Solar Power with Thermal Energy Storage in a California 33% Renewable Scenario” puts the value of … Continue reading NREL study values Concentrated Solar Power with thermal energy storage above PV
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Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
The inauguration of the world’s largest solar power plant in operation, the $600 million, 100 megawatt Shams-1 located 120 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi will enable its parent Masdar gain a competitive edge in developing and investing in similar projects in the region, a senior official at Shams-1 said yesterday. “The project will build a … Continue reading Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
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Concentrated Solar Power Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), recently called for a pre-feasibility study for a pilot concentrated solar power plant in Namibia, which was funded by the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP). The project aims at increasing the share of renewable energies in the Namibian energy mix by developing the necessary technological framework and conditions … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia
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Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres
BrightSource says its redesign of Solar Millennium’s original project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres. BrightSource Energy has provided the California Energy Commission (CEC) with more details on its proposed redesign of the Palen Concentrating Solar Power Plant and it looks like the project’s possible impact on habitat for the Mojave fringe-toed … Continue reading Palen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project cuts down the public land acreage by 572 acres
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Advances in the solar energy
2011 is being looked back on in the global solar power industry for many negative qualities. Primarily, a collapse in profitability in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing led to companies restructuring, layoffs, plant closures, and even a number of bankruptcies. Late in the year a vicious trade dispute sharply divided the U.S. PV industry, which also … Continue reading Advances in the solar energy
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Concentrated Solar Power: Parabolic Trough or Solar Tower?
At the crux of this pursuit is understanding the associated costs of the CSP technologies themselves, whether it be Parabolic Trough, Solar Tower, Linear Fresnel or Dish Sterling. Delving even deeper, the ability to identify and successfully implement cost reduction strategies is dependent on understanding where exactly the bulk of costs currently rests within these … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: Parabolic Trough or Solar Tower?
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Masdar’s Concentrated Solar Power Project
Shams One has been a a learning experience for Masdar – constant dust and sand have forced new innovations in cleaning and wind blocking technology, and the plummeting cost of photovoltaics may challenge the commercial viability of CSP. Nonetheless, Shams One will go online as scheduled in coming months and make a significant dent in … Continue reading Masdar’s Concentrated Solar Power Project
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More efficient concentrated solar power plants
At the Plataforma Solar de Almería in southern Spain, researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have put a test facility for solar thermal power plants into operation. In the power plant, steam for generating power is produced directly in receiver tubes in the parabolic troughs. This avoids the … Continue reading More efficient concentrated solar power plants
Continue readingAbengoa´s CSP project Solana reaches 80 % completion
More than 2000 workers are onsite to construct the concentrating solar power plant that will be one of the largest in the world. Abengoa (MCE: ABG), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, announced that the construction of Solana, located about 70 miles southwest of … Continue reading Abengoa´s CSP project Solana reaches 80 % completion
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Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant recognized by Emirates Solar Industry Association
Shams 1, a 100MW concentrated solar power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region, won the Project of the Year Award from the Emirates Solar Industry Association (ESIA). The award recognises outstanding achievement by entities that operate in the region’s solar industry. Shams 1 – which is being developed by Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multifaceted renewable energy … Continue reading Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant recognized by Emirates Solar Industry Association
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Concentrated Solar Power in South Africa
Tractebel Engineering and its consortium partners* were chosen by the South African utility company Eskom to provide engineering and project management for one of the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power plants with tower technology (capacity 100 MWe) in Upington, South Africa. The project will be financed by the World Bank Clean Technology Fund, African Development … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power in South Africa
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Database of Photovoltaic, Concentrator Solar Photovoltaic, and Concentrated Solar Power Projects
Following a 7-year period of capacity building, aggressive pricing, and promises of grid parity, driven largely by feed-in tariffs, the solar power industry is going through a significant correction. Even as prices for solar components, particularly photovoltaic equipment, continue to fall, the solar industry must develop new business models and new markets. This solar project … Continue reading Database of Photovoltaic, Concentrator Solar Photovoltaic, and Concentrated Solar Power Projects
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EGPW – Sicily Island Concentrated Solar Power Plant – Italy
The Enel Green Power – Sicily Island Concentrated Solar Power Plant – Italy contains information on the scope of the project including project overview and location. ‘Archimede’ demonstration solar plant in Sicily becomes the first to use molten salts to store energy overnight. The Italian CSP association ANEST claims Italy could host 3-5,000 MW of CSP … Continue reading EGPW – Sicily Island Concentrated Solar Power Plant – Italy
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