News - Power Tower

		BrightSource Energy Names Steven Goers Senior Vice President of Operations
		2013/05/20 BrightSource Energy, a leading concentrating solar power company, has named Steven Goers as senior vice president of operations, effective immediately.

		Ivanpah site visit announced for CSP Today USA in June
		2013/05/18 Attendees of CSP Today USA 2013 (26-27 June, Las Vegas) will be given a unique opportunity to visit the 392MW Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, the largest CSP plant under construction in the world.

		The Impact of Shale Gas in Concentrating Solar Power development
		2013/05/17 It has always been an unlevelled playing field for renewable energy in an industry dominated by old, cash rich fossil fuel giants with a low of political power.

		CSP Today USA, Uncertainty Surrounding CSP Growth as Natural Gas Boom Continues
		2013/05/16 With gas price hitting rock bottom, the cost competitiveness of solar projects in the short to mid-term will be harder to meet than ever before.

		Infinia Raises $8.3 Million for Concentrating Solar Power Systems
		2013/05/16 Infinia Corp, the Utah based CSP company, has raised $8,325,000 since January as part of a private financing round.

		Fraunhofer ISE and India agree to cooperate in solar power research
		2013/05/16 On the Indian side, the Solar Energy Center SEC in Delhi, which belongs to the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy MNRE, will coordinate the work with Fraunhofer ISE.

		Kuwait’s CSP projects
		2013/05/16 Three major concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in the oil-rich nation of Kuwait will take advantage of the sun, bringing them off the drawing boards and into reality.

		Saudi Arabia looks to NREL for solar power expertise
		2013/05/16 Saudi Arabia is planning to move aggressively into renewable energy, with plans to install more solar and wind power in the next 20 years than the rest of the world has installed to date.

		Reliance Power Concentrating Solar Power Plant Stalled by Water Delay
		2013/05/16 A Reliance Power Ltd. (RPWR) solar-thermal plant should start up next month after missing a May deadline because Indian authorities failed to lay a water pipeline to the site in time.

		SENER attends the beginning of construction commemorative ceremony of CSP plant in Morocco
		2013/05/16 SENER, an international engineering and technology group, was present in the first foundation stone ceremony of the concentrating solar thermal plant in Ouarzazate (Morocco).

		CSP funds prepare lawsuits against Spain
		2013/05/16 According to the Spanish Solar Thermal Industry (Protermosolar), between 35 and 40 percent of investment in the capital of the Spanish concentrated solar power plants are foreign.

		Primoris Services Corporation Announces New CSP Contract Work Valued At Over $40 Million
		2013/05/16 The ARB Industrial Group was awarded a new contract for power block mechanical work at a 250MW Concentrated Solar Power plant near Hinkley, California.

		Nextera leaves the Concentrated Solar Power in Spain
		2013/05/16 The PP government policy has cost 5,000 million euros to the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in Spain.

		India May Defer Fines on $1 Billion Concentrating Solar Power Plants
		2013/05/16 India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is seeking to defer penalties on about $1 billion of concentrated solar power projects that are delayed by a lack of water, financing difficulties and equipment shortages.

		Oman: PAEW identifies 4 locations for big solar power projects
		2013/05/16 The Authority had commissioned a study on suitable alternative energy resources and to set up renewable energy projects in the sultanate.

		Climate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for Revised Regional Solar Plan
		2013/05/16 The plan will receive US $660 million from the CIF's Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and is expected to leverage nearly US $5 billion from other donors and private financing.

		Dow's CSP technology helps save more than 3.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year
		2013/05/15 Dow will be showcasing a range of solutions including DOWTHERM A, the world's leading specialized High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluid.

		Construction begins on 160 MW Concentrating Solar Power plant in Morocco
		2013/05/14 Construction on Morocco’s 160 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Ouarzazate began on Friday with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony by King Mohammed VI.

		Reliance Power Q4 net profit up 15 per cent
		2013/05/13 The 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in Dhursar, Rajasthan has also made progress.

		Saudi Power Developer Gives Spanish Firms Work in Morocco
		2013/05/12 The CSP project is expected to start commercial operations in the second half of 2015, Paddy Padmanathan, president and chief executive officer of ACWA Power, said in a statement.