News - Power Tower

		A Solar Booster Shot for Natural Gas Power Plants
		2013/04/13 PNNL’s concentrating solar power system reduces greenhouse emissions - at a price that’s competitive with fossil fuel power.

		Concentrated solar thermal powers oil-rich Gulf emirate
		2013/04/12 The world's biggest thermal solar power plant has gone online in oil-rich Abu Dhabi. Shams 1 is the first plant of its kind in a desert region, providing power for thousands of homes.

		SKF solutions for solar tracking systems reduce CO2 emissions and increase solar power generation
		2013/04/11 SKF Solar Linear Actuators and SKF Solar Hub can be used with photovoltaics, concentrated photovoltaics or concentrating solar power systems.

		Amphenol LTW – Application CSP & CPV
		2013/04/11 Advances in concentrated solar technologies as well as solar tracking technologies help to increase efficiency bringing a dream of renewable energy price parity.

		Cost reduction remains the main route to success for Concentrating Solar Power
		2013/04/11 CSP installations in the United States are forecast to set new records in 2013, with total capacity increasing by a staggering 120%, to 1889.66MW.

		Saudi Arabia’s solar power procurement white paper
		2013/04/11 The procurement program will include both PV and CSP technologies.

		Prospects bright for solar power in Oman
		2013/04/11 Oman is well placed to harness the sun’s power, having what is thought to be one of the highest solar energy densities in the world.

		North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use with AfDB, World Bank, and CIF Support
		2013/04/11 The workshop presented an important opportunity for the five countries to discuss ways to deepen their effective use of CSP as a means to transform their national and regional energy paths.

		Namibia: Renewable Energy for Power Security
		2013/04/11 In the National Integrated Resource Plan of Namibia, it is identified that 44 MW of energy has to come from Wind Energy and 50 MW is earmarked as a key output for Concentrated Solar Power by 2017/2018.

		Flabeg Solar filed for bankruptcy
		2013/04/11 The American subsidiary of a German mirror manufacturer, Flabeg Solar produces mirrors for “concentrating solar power projects” and other solar technologies.

		BrightSource Energy Suspends Hidden Hills Concentrating Solar Power Project
		2013/04/11 BrightSource Energy has suspended its proposed Hidden HIlls Solar Electric Generating System project and cancelled an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric to buy the power from the project.

		Torresol Energy, Gemasolar
		2013/04/11 Solar power is a great idea, but it is no good at night or when the sun does not shine – right? Wrong!

		Completion of Molten Salt Solar Receiver sets Milestone in Nevada Concentrated Solar Power Project Construction
		2013/04/11 SolarReserve's U.S. developed technology represents leading solar thermal technology worldwide; integrated energy storage provides electricity, day or night.

		Protermosolar: The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
		2013/04/11 The figure has been reduced by 40% in just one year by the effect of the moratorium on renewable energy.

		MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world’s largest concentrating solar thermal power plant
		2013/04/11 The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, "Shams 1", was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week.

		Concentrated Solar Power Tower Technology Hits Milestone
		2013/04/10 The last of 14 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) receiver panels and heat shields have been installed at the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project.

		Partnership at Palen: BrightSource Inks Deal with Abengoa
		2013/04/09 The 500 megawatt (MW) Palen solar thermal power system will use proven solar thermal tower technology to produce clean, reliable solar electricity to more than 200,000 homes.

		eSolar is looking to raise $30 million in equity
		2013/04/08 Last year was a quiet year for solar thermal startup eSolar, which makes solar plant gear that converts the sun’s heat into electricity (unlike solar panels, which convert sunlight into electricity).

		Shams 1 CSP features a dry-cooling system that significantly reduces water consumption
		2013/04/07 Shams 1 Concentrating Solar Power features a dry-cooling system that significantly reduces water consumption - a critical advantage in the arid desert.

		CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
		2013/04/06 The project aims to build infrastructure for research and development of technologies that produce CSP energy, in the present case for those of the parabolic trough type.