Enel Green Power has begun work on four solar and two wind power projects in South Africa, moving towards the Enel Group’s 2013-2017 Business Plan objective of entering emerging markets. With four PV solar and two wind power projects totalling 513 megawatts of installed capacity, Enel Green Power has entered into a South African renewable … Continue reading Enel Green Power Enters South African Renewables Market
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Brenmiller Energy to Start Israeli Pilot Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Next Month
Brenmiller Energy, an Israeli solar-thermal developer founded last year, plans to start operating a pilot Concentrating Solar Power plant in December that will use fuel cells to store power. Testing will run as long as three months while the Tel Aviv-based company works to raise $50 million for a full-scale factory and marketing, Chief Executive … Continue reading Brenmiller Energy to Start Israeli Pilot Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Next Month
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Schott may look for partners for its concentrated solar power (CSP) business
Acwa mulls buying the concentrating solar power business from German firm Schott Solar, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper says, citing industry sources. It would be another acquisition of parts of Germany’s ailing solar energy industry. Recently, US investor Kawa Capital Management bought great parts of PV maker Conergy, while Korean conglomerate Hanwha last year bought much … Continue reading Schott may look for partners for its concentrated solar power (CSP) business
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Total awarded a solar power generation plant in South Africa
Total S.A. (« Total ») (CAC : TOTF.PA) announced being selected as the preferred bidder for an 86 megawatt-peak (MWp) ground-mounted solar power project by South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE), as part of the third round of tenders for renewable energy generation facilities. Total’s affiliate, SunPower Corporation (« SunPower ») (NASDAQ : SPWR), a global solar energy … Continue reading Total awarded a solar power generation plant in South Africa
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Values of Geothermal Energy in Today’s Renewable Power Market
As states, such as California, move ahead with more aggressive Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, state officials are finding they need to consider the full value of the power sources they use. This review is critical to ensure that consumers get the most affordable overall system cost, and recognize … Continue reading Values of Geothermal Energy in Today’s Renewable Power Market
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After 18-Month Downturn, European Solar Photovoltaic Demand to Rebound in 2014
The European solar photovoltaic (PV) market is poised to recover during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Q4’13), after an 18-month downturn that redefined the role of Europe within the global solar PV industry. Quarterly PV demand from Europe is now set to stabilize at the 2.5 gigawatt (GW) level during the first half of 2014, with … Continue reading After 18-Month Downturn, European Solar Photovoltaic Demand to Rebound in 2014
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India
The successful start is also the first installation of the optimized Aalborg CSP SGS3 technology for Steam Genarator Systems providing the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant with key operational benefits. The Godawari 50+MWe Plant is India’s first commercial CSP plants and expects to produce 130 GWh green electricity annually in the Jaisalmer District. The heart of the … Continue reading India
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Abengoa unveils Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Arizona
Spain’s Abengoa gave members of the U.S. media a tour of its Solana concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Arizona, the largest parabolic trough plant in the world. The Solana Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which has thousands of mirrors, has a total capacity of 280 MW, a capacity similar to that of a nuclear … Continue reading Abengoa unveils Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Arizona
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FG Emvelo among chosen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) bidders for round 3 of South Africa’s REIPPP
The 100 MW Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant will be based on Novatec Solar’s linear Fresnel technology, and will be the largest linear Fresnel plant in the world. FG Emvelo (Johannesburg) has been selected to build a 100 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) project in Northern Cape Province. Additionally, Total SA (Courbevoie, France) and Sonnedix … Continue reading FG Emvelo among chosen Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) bidders for round 3 of South Africa’s REIPPP
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World Energy Council and Bloomberg New Energy Finance launch global energy costs analysis
Unique perspective on relative costs of developing and delivering electricity from energy sources around the world. The World Energy Council (WEC) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) today launched a new landmark report into the worldwide cost of developing and delivering electricity. The study,
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Solar steam generators of India
The successful start is also the first installation of the optimized Aalborg CSP SGS3 technology for Steam Genarator Systems providing the CSP plant with key operational benefits. The Godawari 50+MWe Plant
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Local manufacturing will reduce CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) costs by 30% in India according to World Bank
“Great potential for concentrating solar power in India,” says Joint Secretary for New and Renewable Energy. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) holds out the promise of stable, clean and locally-sourced power for countries with abundant sunlight. CSP has the added advantage of being able to dispatch a sizeable amount of power to the national grid as … Continue reading Local manufacturing will reduce CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) costs by 30% in India according to World Bank
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South Africa names more preferred renewables bidders
The combined allocation was shared between seven onshore wind energy bidders (787 MW), six solar photovolatic (PV) projects (450 MW), a 16.5 MW biomass project, a 18 MW landfill-gas bidder and two concentrated solar power (CSP) bidders (200 MW). A consortium led by Spanish firm Abengoa has been chosen to build a second 100 MW … Continue reading South Africa names more preferred renewables bidders
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Japan’s biggest solar energy plant starts generating power
Japan’s biggest solar power plant opened in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima on Monday. The photovoltaic plant is a major new attempt to develop the country’s renewable energy resources amid lingering public concern over the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. The facility, the Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Power Plant designed … Continue reading Japan’s biggest solar energy plant starts generating power
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KfW approves
The US$810 million Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) project is expected to be completed in 2015. Construction of the 160 MW Ouarzazate concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project begun in Morocco during May 2013. The US$810 million project is expected to be completed in 2015. A consortium led by Saudi developer ACWA Power won the contract … Continue reading KfW approves
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AREVA integrates energy storage in its Concentrated Solar Power CLFR design
AREVA Solar is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories on a new concentrated solar power (CSP) installation with thermal energy storage. The CSP storage project combines AREVA’s modular Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) solar design with Sandia Labs’ proven molten salt storage system. This will be the first CSP integration with Sandia Labs’ Molten Salt Test … Continue reading AREVA integrates energy storage in its Concentrated Solar Power CLFR design
Continue readingWorkshop on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
The enerMena Teaching Workshop offers high-level scientific teaching material on Concentrating Solar Power Technology. It is open to lecturers and professors of universities, researchers, PhD and Master students, policy-makers, engineers and other specialists who wish to deepen their knowledge on CSP. The participants will receive specific courses, to be presented by experts from the German … Continue reading Workshop on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
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Solar energy
The solar energy’s potential in Azerbaijan is 5,000 megawatts, representative of the State Agency for Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources, Jamil Melikov said on Nov. 1 at a round table meeting. According to him, the potential of wind energy in the country is 4,500 megawatts, biomass – 1,500 megawatts, geothermal energy – 800 megawatts, … Continue reading Solar energy
Continue readingKa Xu Solar One Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant gets EUR 210 million EIB backing
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide R2,8 billion (EUR210 million) for construction of the Ka Xu Solar One concentrating solar power plant north of Pofadder in the Northern Cape. The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide R2,8 billion (EUR210 million) for construction of the Ka Xu Solar One concentrating solar power (CSP)
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