News

		Concentrating Solar Power in Egypt
		2012/02/22 The operations manager is Flagsol, the German company that specialises in building concentrated solar thermal power plants in the deserts of the US, Spain and now Egypt.

		The Ivanpah solar energy project named Concentrating Solar Power project of the year
		2012/02/22 Concentrated Solar Power Project recognized for advancing solar thermal technology, securing project financing.

		The State of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power in the United States
		2012/02/22 This free webinar is the first half of a Concentrated Solar Power State of the Union event, with the second session to be delivered by Frank (Tex) Wilkins, Consultant and Former CSP Team Leader at the US DoE.

		Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to participate at Concentrating Solar Power Today India
		2012/02/22 The latest fiscal incentives and government regulations that are aimed at furthering Concentrated Solar Thermal Power development.

		The European Solar Thermal Electricity Industry calls on Spain to continue support for renewable energies
		2012/02/22 We hope this period of halt on supports to renewable energies will be short and encourage to the Government to regulate as soon as possible the new deployment of CSP plants in Spain until 2020.

		Thermal storage gets more solar energy on the grid
		2012/02/22 Abengoa is erecting more than 3,200 mirrored parabolic troughs at its Solana concentrated solar thermal plant. When at full operation, the Concentrating Solar Power plant will serve more than 70,000 homes.

		Solar Thermal Plant in Nevada Hits a Milestone
		2012/02/22 The solar power company Solar Reserve has just announced a major construction milestone for its billion-dollar Crescent Dunes solar thermal project in Nevada.

		Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in Europe
		2012/02/22 The concentrated solar thermal reported in the NREAPs by 2020 is 72.09 PJ in EU27, which represents 0.7 % of the renewable energy mix.

		Flowserve to supply pumps to concentrating solar thermal power project
		2012/02/22 Crescent Dunes is a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, with a molten salt power tower design.

		Concentrated Solar Power Industry in Spain and Tariff Deficit
		2012/02/22 Protermosolar, the Spanish association of concentrating solar thermal power industry, has proposed to the CNE eleven actions whose implementation will make up a reduction of 17,300 million euros of tariff deficit.

		Paraíba will have the first concentrated solar power plant in Brazil
		2012/02/22 The first concentrating solar thermal power project in Brazil is taking its first steps. After the great development of wind energy, Brazil can also start the development of thermal solar energy.

		Huiyin-Group secures first concentrating solar power orders
		2012/02/21 Beijing based Huiyin-Group is launching its standard heat collecting elements (HCE) or vacuum tube to the concentrated solar thermal power market.

		Southern California Desert Communities Overwhelmingly Support Solar Power Development
		2012/02/20 Along with rooftop solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy, smart grid and the other pieces these utility-scale concentrating solar thermal power plants are critical to addressing climate change.

		Linear Fresnel technology added to system advisor model`s capabilities
		2012/02/19 A promising Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology that uses a stationary receiver tube and an array of mirrors mounted near the ground can now be accessed within the System Advisor Model (SAM).

		Concentrating Solar Power SolarReserve Reaches Major Construction Milestone
		2012/02/18 SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale concentrated solar thermal power projects, announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant.

		DoE Announces Over $12 Million to Spur Solar Power Innovation
		2012/02/17 As part of the Obama Administration’s blueprint for an American economy built to last, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced over $12 million to speed solar energy innovation from the lab to the marketplace.

		ABB to partner development of concentrating solar thermal power plants in South Africa
		2012/02/16 ABB has signed an agreement with FG Emvelo, an independent solar power plant company, to develop high-efficiency concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in South Africa.

		Novel ultrastable materials at Nanotech 2012 Japan
		2012/02/15 Some of the fields in which these materials might be applied are: Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (particularly in masks, mirrors and wafer stages), Space and Concentrated Solar Power.

		GeoModel Solar Releases Most Detailed Solar Resource Maps for South Africa
		2012/02/15 GeoModel Solar supports planning, financing, and operation of photovoltaic solar energy, concentrated photovoltaic and concentrating solar power energy systems.

		Novatec Solar to enter South African Concentrating Solar Power market
		2012/02/15 ABB has signed an agreement with FG Emvelo, an independent solar energy plant company, to develop concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in Northern Cape province, South Africa.