RWE expected to join the international arbitration against Spain for the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) cutting. Since 2011 , the German company operates through its subsidiary RWE Innogy the solar thermal power plant Andasol Granada 3 of 50 megawatts (MW) capacity. The Andasol complex as a whole is the largest European solar thermal plant and … Continue reading RWE and Abengoa to sue Spain over Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) cutting
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Concentrated Solar Power: the deployment of CSP is still at an early stage
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants use mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver, which collects and transfers the solar energy to a heat transfer fluid that can be used to supply heat for end-use applications or to generate electricity through conventional steam turbines. Large CSP plants can be equipped with a heat storage system … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power: the deployment of CSP is still at an early stage
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Fight for concentrated solar power continues in Port Augusta (Australia)
Repower Port Augusta is not giving up its fight, with people from across the state standing up to push for concentrating solar thermal power (CSP)in Port Augusta. Nine interested parties from Adelaide and around the state visited Port Augusta for a planning day on Saturday to discuss the future of Repower Port Augusta and its … Continue reading Fight for concentrated solar power continues in Port Augusta (Australia)
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Construction of Solar Euromed’s Alba Nova 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant kicks off
France’s leading technology group Solar Euromed SAS (Dijon, France) has kicked-off construction of the first Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in France. France’s leading technology group Solar Euromed SAS (Dijon, France) has kicked-off construction of the first Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in France. Located at the Ghisonaccia commune in the French island of … Continue reading Construction of Solar Euromed’s Alba Nova 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant kicks off
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Renewable Energy to represent 12% of South Africa's energy mix in 2020
Citing the nation's renewable energy solicitations, Frost & Sullivan (Mountain View, California, U.S.) forecasts that renewable energy will grow from 1% of South Africa's energy supply in 2012 to 12% in 2020. The Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement (REIPPP) aims to procure 3.725 GW of electricity from renewable energy by 2020. The program has already … Continue reading Renewable Energy to represent 12% of South Africa's energy mix in 2020
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Abengoa sues government over concentrated solar power premium cut
Abengoa has decided to take legal action against the Spanish government for the reduction in the premium rates paid for concentrating solar power (CSP) in its reform of the domestic electricity sector. Abengoa has decided to raise a legal battle for the reduction of premiums for concentrating solar power generation approved by the Government in … Continue reading Abengoa sues government over concentrated solar power premium cut
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DLR begins operating new test facility at J
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have started operating a receiver test facility on the tower of the concentrating solar power plant in Jülich. In a concentrated solar power plant, solar radiation is converted into heat in the receiver. The test facility is located on a research level … Continue reading DLR begins operating new test facility at J
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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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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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