SHEC Energy has developed a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and thermal energy storage technology to allow the production of renewable electricity 24 hours a day. A government granting organization recently completed a month long technical due diligence of SHEC Energy
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What is the best solar power technology to cut land costs?
As the price of photovoltaic solar levels out and the value of concentrating solar power’s storage improves, it is possible that the price of land could become a decisive factor in a solar project’s overall energy costs. A new land-use analysis demonstrates the choice of technology could be crucial. Researchers at NREL drew on acreage … Continue reading What is the best solar power technology to cut land costs?
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First tower-type concentrated solar power plant in China
The first tower-type solar thermal experimental power plant, under independent intellectual property rights in China, is ready to be connected to the power grid. The CSP plant has an annual output of about 1.95 million kilowatt hours. Launched in 2007 and finished in 2012, the plant, Badaling solar thermal experimental power plant, is in Yanqing county … Continue reading First tower-type concentrated solar power plant in China
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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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Morocco set for new Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) tenders
Morocco plans to launch tenders by the end of next month for the construction of two concentrated solar power (CSP) plants of 200MW and 100 MW. Morocco’s Solar Energy Agency (Masen) has chosen parabolic mirror technology for the 200 MW concentrated solar plant, and the 100 MW plant will also be built as a solar … Continue reading Morocco set for new Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) tenders
Continue readingAUSTELA adpats the SAM tool for the Australian CSP market
Hot on the heels of ARENA’s decision against supporting Alinta’s development of solar thermal power generation in Port Augusta, the federal government has launched an set of online tools, funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, aimed at helping researchers, developers and financiers assess the commercial prospects of Concentrating Solar Thermal power projects in Australia. Originally developed … Continue reading AUSTELA adpats the SAM tool for the Australian CSP market
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ARENA rejects funding for Alinta’s project for CSP plant in Australia
Alinta drops Port Augusta concentrated solar power project after ARENA rejects funding. Efforts to build Australia’s first large scale concentrated solar thermal project at Port Augusta have been frustrated. Efforts to build Australia’s first large scale concentrated solar thermal project at Port Augusta have been frustrated after Alinta Energy said it was dropping the plan … Continue reading ARENA rejects funding for Alinta’s project for CSP plant in Australia
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ARPA-E Announces $30 Million for Research Projects to Develop Breakthrough Technologies to Advance Solar Energy
ARPA-E was launched in 2009 to seek out transformational, breakthrough technologies that show fundamental technical promise but are too early for private-sector investment. The Department of Energy today announced that up to $30 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be made available for a new program that will engage our country
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Spain renewable energy projects face bankruptcy after subsidy cuts
The renewable energy sector in Spain, which has grown exponentially since 2005, has accumulated a debt of more than 40,000 million euros to banks. The renewable energy sector in Spain, which has grown exponentially since 2005, has accumulated a debt of more than 40,000 million euros to banks, half in photovoltaic solar energy projects and … Continue reading Spain renewable energy projects face bankruptcy after subsidy cuts
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Wind Energy to Double and Solar Power to Triple in 6 Years, Says IEA
The headline summary of the new Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2013 from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been well reported: Renewables will surpass natural gas for electricity generation globally by 2016, doubling nuclear output and coming in second only to coal in power generation. Total renewable capacity is expected to grow from 1,580 … Continue reading Wind Energy to Double and Solar Power to Triple in 6 Years, Says IEA
Continue readingBrightSource 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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The wind energy produced 19,3% of of electricity in June in Spain
The peninsular electricity demand in the month of June, after taking into account the effects of timing and temperatures fell by 1.8% over the same month last year. Gross demand has been from 19,239 GWh, 7.3% lower than in June 2012. In June, the generation from renewable energy sources in Spain has accounted for 45.2% … Continue reading The wind energy produced 19,3% of of electricity in June in Spain
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Concentrated solar power installation with thermal energy storage
On July the 3rd 2013 Archimede Solar Energy (ASE) and Chiyoda Corporation ground break the most advanced concentrated solar power installation with thermal energy storage. On July the 3rd 2013 Archimede Solar Energy (ASE) and Chiyoda Corporation ground break the most advanced concentrated solar power installation with thermal energy storage. The CSP plant represents the first … Continue reading Concentrated solar power installation with thermal energy storage
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Renewables energies to surpass gas by 2016 in the global power mix
Calico solar power project has been canceled
The developer of a huge proposed solar power project that was once slated to cover 12.5 square miles of still-intact desert habitat has walked away from the idea, according to documents released by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The Calico Solar Project was proposed for land north of Interstate 40 between the hamlets of Ludlow … Continue reading Calico solar power project has been canceled
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Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
“We have been researching and developing solar technology for a decade and now we want to analyze the technical feasibility of concentrating solar power (CSP) generation,” said engineering director Eletrosul, Ronaldo dos Santos Custódio. Electrosul launched a tender for the construction of four stations in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso … Continue reading Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
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Abengoa-Shikun & Binui JV awarded the Ashalim CSP plant 2 in Israel
Abengoa and Shikun & Binui are selected to build a 110MW concentrating solar power plant. The parabolic trough plant will be the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Israel. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, and Shikun & Binui, an Israeli based … Continue reading Abengoa-Shikun & Binui JV awarded the Ashalim CSP plant 2 in Israel
Continue readingAbengoa and Shikun & Binui are selected to build a 110MW concentrating solar power plant
The parabolic trough plant will be the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Israel. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, and Shikun & Binui, an Israeli based global infrastructure group, have been nominated by the State of Israel as successful bidders in … Continue reading Abengoa and Shikun & Binui are selected to build a 110MW concentrating solar power plant
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South Africa: New CSP allocation in round three of the REIPPP
A capacity of 200 MW has been allocated for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in Window 3 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers (RE-IPP) program. A capacity of 200 MW has been allocated for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in Window 3 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers (RE-IPP) program, according to a statement made … Continue reading South Africa: New CSP allocation in round three of the REIPPP
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Spanish Concentrated Solar Power sector asks Europe to start proceedings against Spain
The rules violate the principles of reasonable cost and legal certainty, assuming a cut of 37% in concentrating solar power sector revenues regarding the conditions in which they were decided on their investment.
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