News - Storage

		BrightSource Energy Heats Up Concentrating Solar Tower
		2013/03/22 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.

		Total announces launch of Shams 1, the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant
		2013/03/21 Masdar, along with its partners, launched Shams 1, the largest concentrating solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world.

		Masdar launches Shams 1, the world's largest concentrated solar power plant in operation
		2013/03/21 His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi officially inaugurated Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world.

		Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar power market
		2013/03/21 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.

		President inaugurates Shams 1 concentrating solar power plant
		2013/03/21 President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan today inaugurated the Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western Region.

		Abengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World’s Two Largest Solar Power Towers
		2013/03/21 Two of the world’s leading concentrating solar power (CSP) companies join to build the 500 megawatt (MW) Palen solar complex.

		Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector
		2013/03/21 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.

		Protermosolar: The Concentrated Solar Power generated more than 2,600 million euros in 2012, up from 927 million in premiums received
		2013/03/21 The solar thermal energy contributed during 2012 with 2.607 million euros to the economy, up from 927 million in premiums received.

		Protermosolar: CSP Spanish companies involved in 64% of the solar thermal power projects in the world
		2013/03/21 The Spanish companies are involved in 64% of concentrating solar projects in development or construction worldwide.

		Masdar’s Concentrating Solar Power Shams 1 goes live
		2013/03/20 The 100MW project is described as the largest concentrated solar power plant in operation in the world.

		BrightSource Energy CEO Keynotes on Ivanpah, Carbon, and Financing CSP
		2013/03/19 How do you decarbonize the power supply and maintain system reliability at the lowest total cost to customers?

		CSP Today speaks with SASIA about the future of Solar Energy in the Middle East
		2013/03/18 With the lead-up to MENASOL 2013, Browning Rockwell Founder and Director of SASIA (Saudi Arabia Solar Industries Association) shares his views on both CSP and PV in the MENA region.

		US: Solar Power Growing but Still Too Small
		2013/03/17 As of the end of 2012, there were 7,221 MW of PV and 546 MW of concentrating solar power (CSP) online in the U.S. -- enough to power 1.2 million homes.

		India: A Target of 500 MW Grid Connected Concentrating Solar Power Envisaged
		2013/03/16 A capacity of 500 MW was later been earmarked for solar thermal power plants and 10 such plants were selected under different schemes.

		Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
		2013/03/15 The concentrating solar power plant at Madinat Zayed is scheduled to be formally inaugurated on Sunday.

		India to use Viability Gap Funding for National Solar Mission Phase 2
		2013/03/14 The draft policy of NSM Phase 2 describes a significantly different policy from Phase 1, including leaving implementation mostly to state governments.

		India: 149 Private Sector Solar Power Projects selected under JNNSM phase-I
		2013/03/14 Government has allotted solar power projects through open competitive bidding in which private sector has got several projects.

		Karnataka opens solicitation for 130 MW of Concentrating Solar Power and PV
		2013/03/14 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.

		Egypt on Solar Energy World Map
		2013/03/14 Egypt receives annually 2,400 hrs of solar operation with high intensity of solar radiation equivalent to 2,600 KWh/m2.

		Chile launches its first Concentrating Solar Power tendering process
		2013/03/14 To ensure the concentrated solar power project is financially viable, Chile´s Ministry of Energy operating through Corfo will provide a subsidy of up to $20 million.