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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The Status of Global Geothermal Energy
According to a recent study, there are 806 geothermal power projects in development around the world with a combined capacity of 23,313 megawatts, with the majority located in Asia, North America and Africa. That sounds impressive, but the industry faces strong challenges everywhere. Projects need to secure government approval, public consent (sometimes complicated by local opposition), … Continue reading The Status of Global Geothermal Energy
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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
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IK4-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
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In 2013, Worldwide Solar Power Installations Will Overtake Wind For The First Time
Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts that 33.8GW of new onshore wind farms, plus 1.7 GW of offshore wind power, will be added globally in 2013. This compares with its median forecast of 36.7GW of new photovoltaic, or PV, capacity. This year is set to be the first in which PV has added more megawatts than … Continue reading In 2013, Worldwide Solar Power Installations Will Overtake Wind For The First Time
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Total and Etrion to build world
Total S.A. (“ Ex Boyfriend Wants You Back Total”) (CAC: TOTF.PA) and Etrion Corporation (“Etrion”) (TSX: ETX / OMX: ETX) today announced the planned construction of Project Salvador, the world’s largest solar power project based on spot market electricity (“merchant”) revenues. Project Salvador will be a 70 megawatt-peak (“MWp”) photovoltaic power plant in the Atacama … Continue reading Total and Etrion to build world
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Iberdrola is committed to marine energy
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, in partnership with the Swedish company CorPower Ocean specializing in wave energy converters and the Portuguese marine research centre WavEc, has embarked on the development of the R&D project HiWave, focused on high efficiency wave power. This international initiative aims to demonstrate wave power harnessing using a new type of compact device with … Continue reading Iberdrola is committed to marine energy
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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China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is facing accelerated industrial integration
The country's top 10 solar panel makers have up to 100 billion yuan (16.23 billion U.S. dollars) in debts and the ratio of debt to assets is above 70 percent in general across the industry, according to Meng Xiangan, deputy director of the China Renewable Energy Society. Though favorable policies have been mapped out to … Continue reading China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is facing accelerated industrial integration
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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
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NREL calculates emissions and costs of power plant cycling necessary for increased wind energy and solar power
New research from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the operators of fossil-fueled power plants in the West. To accommodate higher amounts of wind and solar power on the electric grid, utilities must ramp down and ramp up or stop and … Continue reading NREL calculates emissions and costs of power plant cycling necessary for increased wind energy and solar power
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World record solar photovoltaic cell with 44.7% efficiency
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center Berlin jointly announced today having achieved a new world record for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center … Continue reading World record solar photovoltaic cell with 44.7% efficiency
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Argonne 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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Rioglass Solar enters the concentrated solar power (CSP) receiver business
Rioglass Solar enters the Concentrating Solar Power receiver business, strengthening its position as supplier of key CSP components, by purchasing Siemens CSP’s receiver technology and assets. Rioglass Solar, the leading manufacturer of mirrors used for Concentrating Solar Power, hassigned an agreement with Siemens CSP, for the acquisition of the receiver technology and related manufacturing assets. … Continue reading Rioglass Solar enters the concentrated solar power (CSP) receiver business
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Solar Energy in Indonesia: “All Eyes focused on the tender”
“When it comes to solar energy in Indonesia , all eyes are focused on the tender of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,” says Thijs Sablerolle, founder of Solinvest. His company handles the financing of solar projects and oversees installations. The Ministry of Energy has issued a tender for the construction of solar installations … Continue reading Solar Energy in Indonesia: “All Eyes focused on the tender”
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Seven of the Greatest Solar Energy Stories Over the Millennia, By John Perlin
Many people believe that solar energy is a twentieth century phenomenon, untried and untested. But I discovered through writing my new book Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy that houses have been designed since Neolithic times to scoop up sunlight in winter; that over the last three thousand years people have used solar concentrators to focus sunlight … Continue reading Seven of the Greatest Solar Energy Stories Over the Millennia, By John Perlin
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