News - Arizona

		Arizona Corporation Commission to talk future growth at CSP Today USA
		2013/02/23 In 2013 Arizona will be put on the Concentrating Solar Power map when Abengoa’s Solana project, one of the world’s largest CSP plants, commences operation.

		BLM issues final environmental impact statement for 100 MW CSP project in Arizona
		2013/01/10 SolarReserve (Santa Monica, California, US) plans to include thermal energy storage into the plant's solar power tower design.

		Maricopa County Approves SolarReserve's 150 Megawatt Arizona CSP Project
		2012/11/28 Company achieves permitting milestone for its proposed Maricopa County solar thermal project; Project will utilize innovative molten salt energy storage solution.

		Thermal Storage Gets More Solar Power on the Grid
		2012/09/28 To the rescue comes concentrating solar power (CSP), a technology being tested and deployed by utilities in America's deserts and southern Spain.

		University Teams Lead Innovative CSP Projects
		2012/09/12 Research teams at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Arizona are launching projects aimed at improving the performance and lowering costs of solar energy systems.

		UCLA Team Leads Solar Molten Metal Effort
		2012/09/11 With support from the Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, a group of researchers led by a UCLA team is looking into ways of giving concentrating solar thermal a new lease on life -- using molten metals.

		New CSP research grant from DOE
		2012/09/09 The University of Arizona will lead a group of researchers that includes some at Arizona State University to work under a $5 million, five-year grant to find new solutions for concentrated solar power.

		AKO Engineering to open a solar office in Arizona
		2012/08/28 Arizona is becoming a home away from home for Spanish companies in the solar business, and the latest example is AKO Engineering Inc.

		Siemens drive technologies supports world's largest CSP plant
		2012/07/31 The concentrated solar power plant will use parabolic trough technology and solar thermal storage using molten salts.

		Abengoa will have the Support of Banco Santander in the World’s Largest CSP Plant
		2012/05/06 Abengoa will have the Support of Banco Santander in Developing the World’s Largest Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant.

		Aora has new concentrated solar power vision for Arizona
		2012/03/06 Aora Solar offers a community–scale solar power facility that can be built on a half acre and can generate 100 kilowatts, enough for between 60 and 100 homes.

		Thermal storage gets more solar energy on the grid
		2012/02/26 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.

		U.S. interior secretary touts Solana concentrated solar power
		2012/01/18 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar toured an Arizona concentrating solar thermal power plant that’s expected to create enough power for 70,000 homes with solar energy.

		Weir Minerals Lewis Pumps awarded Molten Salt Pump Contract for Solar Thermal
		2012/01/04 Lewis® Pumps, a division of Weir Minerals was recently awarded the entire Molten Salt pump contract for the Solana Concentrating Solar Power, an Abengoa Solar S.A. developed solar energy project in Gila Bend, Arizona.

		World's Tallest Solar Tower Set for Arizona
		2011/12/01 When completed in 2015, the concentrated solar power, located in La Paz County, will be the tallest building in the world. It is the first of two such towers planned by EnviroMission for Arizona.

		Eaton to Provide Solutions for Arizona’s Largest Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
		2011/10/21 Located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, the plant will use concentrated solar power (CSP) technology coupled with the ability to store energy during non-sunlight hours to better meet the peak demand of Arizona.

		Solana concentrated solar power is expected to go online in 2013
		2011/10/12 Solana, a 250-megawatt concentrating solar thermal solar power project that qualified for a $1.5 billion loan guarantee last year, has been under construction by Abengoa Solar west of Gila Bend since December.

		Solar power tower in Arizona to be world's second tallest building
		2011/08/05 Huge tower will generate electricity using turbines, the sun's heat and a massive 2,600 foot chimney. Enough power will be generated to run 150,000 homes. Building will provide jobs for 1,500 people.

		Arizona pursues solar cluster
		2011/07/24 Concentrated solar power is pumping millions of dollars into Arizona through Abengoa Solar and BrightSource Energy.

		Solar energy will only use 'A Drop in the Bucket' when it comes to water use
		2011/06/23 Solar energy will not burden Arizona's water resources in the foreseeable future, according to research presented by University of Arizona experts.