DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announces the introduction of Greenway® solar heat transfer fluids manufactured by Climalife and made with Susterra® propanediol. Susterra® propanediol offers solar thermal equipment owners a high performing, biobased glycol which can improve energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Susterra® is certified 100 percent biobased by the U.S. Department of … Continue reading DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal
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CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
The Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energies (CTAER) has signed a contract with IDOM engineering to start work on the construction of the “Variable Geometry testing facility for the Evaluation and Characterization of solar collectors of the parabolic trough type”. The process governed by the Law of Public Contract is therefore concluded, and the construction … Continue reading CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
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Irena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) welcomed the activation of the world’s largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility to date, as the Middle East turns to clean energy to fuel future growth. The Shams 1 thermosolar plant – in the desert of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates – adds 100 megawatts … Continue reading Irena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
Continue readingThe world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, Shams 1, launched on Sunday. Taking three years to build, the $600m plant is located in Abu Dhabi’s western region, in the heart of the UAE’s hydrocarbon industry. At full capacity, the 100 megawatt Masdar, Total and Abengoa joint-project will power thousands of homes in the United Arab … Continue reading The world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
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Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar energy market
Masdar is bidding for a slice of Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning solar market after opening the 100 megawatt Shams-1 Concentrating Solar Power plant in Abu Dhabi. The company is seeking to capitalise on an emerging market as regional oil-exporting economies seek to boost their renewable energy output. “In the near future we will be announcing projects … Continue reading Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar energy market
Continue readingUAE opens world’s largest CSP solar power plant, Shams 1
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi on Sunday officially opened the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. The 100-megawatt Shams 1 is “the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant in operation” said Sultan al-Jaber, the head of Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, which oversees the emirate’s … Continue reading UAE opens world’s largest CSP solar power plant, Shams 1
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Masdar, Total and Abengoa Launch Shams 1, the World
The inauguration of Shams 1, a 100 MW solar thermal plant, is a major milestone in the development and deployment of renewable energy in the Middle East. Masdar, along with its partners, today launched Shams 1, the largest concentrating solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Masdar, Abu Dhabi
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Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
The Shams 1 CSP project has three main partners – the UAE sustainable technology firm Masdar, the Spanish concentrated solar power company Abengoa Solar, and the French-energy giant Total. The largest solar array in the Middle East will be inaugurated today in a remote corner of Abu Dhabi as the UAE takes a major step … Continue reading Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
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Abengoa 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
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Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector
Researchers at King Saud University (KSU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have developed, engineered, and built an innovative and low-cost system of concentrating solar collectors that is currently being tested at the KSU campus in Riyadh prior to commercialisation. Their Point Focus Fresnel Collector (PFFC) technology has a strong potential to provide a … Continue reading Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector
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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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Protermosolar: The Concentrated Solar Power generated more than 2,600 million euros in 2012, up from 927 million in premiums received
The solar thermal energy contributed during 2012 with 2.607 million euros to the economy, up from 927 million in premiums received, according to the latest report of the Macroeconomic Impact of Solar Thermal Energy Sector 2012, prepared by the association Protermosolar. Protermosolar further indicates that the tsolar hermal resulted in savings of EUR 280 million … Continue reading Protermosolar: The Concentrated Solar Power generated more than 2,600 million euros in 2012, up from 927 million in premiums received
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Karnataka opens solicitation for 130 MW of Concentrating Solar Power and PV
The Indian state of Karnataka has released a request for proposals (RFP) for 130 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) projects. The solicitation will use a reverse bidding process, against a benchmark tariff of INR 14.5 (USD 0.266) per kWh for PV and INR 11.3 (USD 0.207) for CSP. Bids must … Continue reading Karnataka opens solicitation for 130 MW of Concentrating Solar Power and PV
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149 Private Sector Solar Power Projects selected under JNNSM phase-I
Government has allotted solar power projects through open competitive bidding in which private sector has got several projects. So far, 149 nos. of private sector solar power projects with an aggregate 1110 MW capacity (139 nos./610 MW based on
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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Concentrating Solar Power Thermal Energy Storage vital for utilities and grid operators
The modern age of CSP can arguably be traced back to the 354 MW Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) in the Mojave desert, which now make up the oldest operating plant in the world, as well as one of the largest. However, recent developments in the industry will see SEGS eclipsed by 5 projects that … Continue reading Concentrating Solar Power Thermal Energy Storage vital for utilities and grid operators
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Chevron plans concentrating solar power plant for process heat at Hawaii refinery
Chevron USA Inc. will to construct and operate a concentrating solar thermal power plant (CSP) at the Chevron Kapolei Refinery in Oahu, Hawaii. The project will be utilized to offset burning of fossil fuels used to generate heat and steam for internal use. U.S. oil major Chevron Corporation is planning to build a solar thermal … Continue reading Chevron plans concentrating solar power plant for process heat at Hawaii refinery
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Azima DLI and Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Announce Predictive Maintenance Agreement
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CBI BIZ to Present China Concentrating Solar Power Summit 2013 in Beijing This April
The event will focus on China’s CSP industry policy trends, top projects at home and abroad as well as advanced CSP technical improvements. CBI BIZ will launch the 3rd Annual China Concentrating Solar Power Summit on April 10th-12th, 2013 in Beijing, China. The event will focus on China’s CSP industry policy trends, top projects at … Continue reading CBI BIZ to Present China Concentrating Solar Power Summit 2013 in Beijing This April
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Protermosolar: CSP Spanish companies involved in 64% of the solar thermal power projects in the world
The business association Protermosolar indicates that 82% of the cumulative installed concentrated solar power in the world, of 2,580 megawatts (MW) in 2012, is marked Spain, while 73% are owned by Spanish CSP developers. The Spanish companies are involved in 64% of concentrating solar projects in development or construction worldwide, and have a presence in … Continue reading Protermosolar: CSP Spanish companies involved in 64% of the solar thermal power projects in the world
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