Experienced energy executive will guide company’s increased focus on international markets for concentrating solar thermal power technology (CSP). BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading provider of concentrating solar thermal technology (CSP), announced today that its Board of Directors has named David Ramm to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ramm previously served as Executive Chairman … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power BrightSource Energy Names David Ramm as New CEO
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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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CEC releases FSA for 500 MW Palen Concentrating Solar Power project
The final staff assessment (FSA) published September 10 concluded that the proposed 500-megawatt (MW) solar thermal power tower project would have significant environmental impacts in the area of visual resources even with the implementation of staff’s recommended mitigation measures. The project would also not comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards (LORS) in … Continue reading CEC releases FSA for 500 MW Palen Concentrating Solar Power project
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BrightSource Energy Expands International Business with MoU for China
“The global market for CSP is expanding at a rapid pace and that is especially true in China,” said David Ramm, BrightSource Executive Chairman. With the hottest weather and highest power demand on record in Shanghai, BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar thermal power technology (CSP) company, announced that it has signed Memorandums of … Continue reading BrightSource Energy Expands International Business with MoU for China
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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BrightSource Energy has finally and definitively withdrawn its concentrated solar power (CSP) Rio Mesa project in a brief note sent to the California Energy Commission (CEC).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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Concentrated Solar Power: John Woolard resigns as CEO of BrightSource Energy
BrightSource Energy’s CEO John Woolard is leaving the company after several months of discussion, according to a report Thursday in the San Jose Mercury News. The Oakland-based concentrating solar power firm is building the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station a few miles from the Mojave National Preserve, and hopes to have its Palen Solar CSP … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: John Woolard resigns as CEO of BrightSource Energy
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BrightSource and Alstom seek local lenders for Megalim Concentrating Solar Power Plant in Israel
BrightSource and Alstom have approached local and international lenders about a financing for the Eu575 million ($743 million) Megalim CSP in Israel. BrightSource’s only current international solar thermal projects are both located in Israel’s Negev Desert: the 6MW Solar Energy Development Center (SEDC), operational since 2008; and the 121MW Megalim project, which it is developing … Continue reading BrightSource and Alstom seek local lenders for Megalim Concentrating Solar Power Plant in Israel
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Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power Project Is More Than 92 Percent Complete
As the Ivanpah project nears completion, the team continues to move full steam ahead. During the months of February, March and April, more than 1,250 construction workers advanced the project to more than 92 percent complete. To date, more than 153,990 of the project
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Names Steven Goers Senior Vice President of Operations
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar thermal technology company, has named Steven Goers as senior vice president of operations, effective immediately. Goers brings more than 30 years of experience in power plant engineering and management, and international power development to his role at BrightSource.
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BrightSource suspends the Hidden Hills Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Project
BrightSource Energy has suspended its proposed Hidden HIlls Solar Electric Generating System project and cancelled an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric to buy the power from the project. BrightSource Energy (BSE) is shifting its priorities, realizing that the value of concentrating solar power (CSP) cannot fully be captured in today
Continue readingPartnership at Palen: BrightSource Inks Deal with Abengoa
The 500 megawatt (MW) Palen solar thermal power system will use proven solar thermal tower technology to produce clean, reliable solar electricity to more than 200,000 homes. Located in Riverside County, California, the two-unit power system will be built on approx. 3,800 acres and will create more than 2,300 jobs for construction workers and support … Continue reading Partnership at Palen: BrightSource Inks Deal with Abengoa
Continue readingAbengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World
Two of the giant concentrating solar power (CSP) companies, Abengoa and BrightSource Energy have agreed to jointly develop, build and operate the 500 MW Palen Solar Power Project. BrightSource purchased the Palen project from Solar Millennium, which went bankrupt. But now the two CSP companies will work together to permit and finance the two concentrating … Continue reading Abengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World
Continue readingBrightSource Energy Heats Up Concentrating Solar Tower
The massive Ivanpah power-tower solar energy plant is in the home stretch of development, having achieved “first flux,” BrightSource Energy says. Two years and four months after the project broke ground, the massive Ivanpah power-tower solar energy plant in the California desert is heating water. BrightSource Energy said that this week, for the first time, it … Continue reading BrightSource Energy Heats Up Concentrating Solar Tower
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Azima DLI and Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Announce Predictive Maintenance Agreement
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Continue readingIvanpah concentrated solar power plant passes its first functional test
The 377-megawatt Ivanpah solar thermal power plant achieved a milestone in its development recently, something called the “first flux.” According to Mike Bobinecz, VP Construction Management, BrightSource Energy, “first flux” essentially demonstrates that the plant is ready for operation. Bechtel Corporation, the company constructing the plant is finally at the last stage, where it starts … Continue reading Ivanpah concentrated solar power plant passes its first functional test
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A Climb Up the SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power Tower
Concentrating solar power with storage is coming soon. A total of 70 million pounds of molten salts at 550 degrees Fahrenheit, he explained, will flow over a daytime run from the cold tank to the top of the tower where it will achieve a temperature of 1050 degrees F and either flow through the heat … Continue reading A Climb Up the SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power Tower
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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
Continue readingCalifornia finds environmental impacts to birds from Hidden Hills CSP project
The Hidden Hills solar thermal power system will use BrightSource’s proven solar tower technology to produce clean, reliable solar electricity to more than 178,000 homes. Located in Inyo County, California, the two-unit power system will be built on approx. 3,280 acres and will create construction jobs for 2,300 workers. BrightSource’s solar plants avoid millions of … Continue reading California finds environmental impacts to birds from Hidden Hills CSP project
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2013: An important year for Concentrating Solar Power in the United States
Between now and early 2014 the total generation capacity of concentrated solar power in the United States will increase by more than 120%. Currently, 571.16MW of Concentrated Solar Power capacity has been commissioned in the United States, but with five large-scale projects scheduled for completion in 2013-14 this capacity is set to increase by 120%, a … Continue reading 2013: An important year for Concentrating Solar Power in the United States
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Concentrating Solar Power: BrightSource raises $80m of finance, deepens Alstom ties
Concentrating solar-thermal power alone could supply 11.3% of the world’s electricity by 2050. Alstom (Paris:ALO) has invested an additional US$40m in the American company BrightSource Energy, Inc to reinforce its partnership with the pioneering solar power company, which is a leader in the concentrated solar thermal tower technology. Since its initial investment in 2010, Alstom … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power: BrightSource raises $80m of finance, deepens Alstom ties
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