News - Masdar

		Masdar Power is currently constructing the 100MW Shams CSP
		2012/06/05 Masdar Power is currently constructing the 100MW Shams One, one of the largest concentrated solar thermal power plants of its kind in the world.

		Abdullah bin Zayed meets King of Spain
		2012/04/29 Sheikh Abdullah also underlined cooperation between the two countries in advanced technology fields, including Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project.

		SENER, nominated for the European Business Awards for the Gemasolar CSP project
		2012/03/31 In renewable energy, SENER is a leader in the global market for concentrating solar thermal energy, both for the development of state-of-the-art technology and for the number of pipeline solar energy projects.

		Concentrated solar power plant in Spain works at night
		2012/03/29 A unique concentrating solar thermal power plant in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: solar energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.

		SENER wins the Award for its Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Power project
		2012/03/23 SENER was selected as one of the winning companies for the European Business Award for the Environment/Spanish Division for its Gemasolar concentrated solar thermal project.

		BrightSource Energy Founding Member of New Concentrating Solar Power Alliance
		2012/03/18 New organization to highlight the benefits of concentrated solar thermal power.

		UAE-Spain concentrated solar power JV plans $5bn spend
		2012/01/24 Torresol Energy, a JV between Spain's Sener and Abu Dhabi's Masdar, plans to invest up to $5bn in the short-term to build concentrating solar thermal power plants (CSP) in Spain, the US and the Middle East.

		Torresol Energy Launches Twin Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plants in Spain
		2012/01/22 The Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power facility represented a significant breakthrough in the global solar industry and an important new field of cooperation between Spain and the UAE.

		Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Power Plant in New Delhi
		2012/01/21 Torresol Energy will present the critical lessons learned from Gemasolar solar thermal plant to the Indian concentrated solar energy community.

		First 24-hour concentrated solar power plant to be built in Abu Dhabi
		2012/01/04 The Gemasolar concentrating solar thermal power plant has been operational since June and has already delivered its first uninterrupted 24 hours of electricity.

		Concentrating Solar Power: SENER and Torresol Energy to attend WFES 2012
		2011/12/30 Both companies, leaders in the cencentrated solar thermal power industry due to their development and application of innovative technology, will showcase their latest achievements.

		Renewable energy projects confirmed for Project Village at World Future Energy Summit 2012
		2011/12/29 Twenty five projects, spanning photovoltaic solar power, wind energy, solar thermal, waste-to-energy, concentrated solar power and other technologies, have already confirmed for the Project Village.

		Masdar’s Shams 1 concentrating solar thermal power plant to start by Q3 2012
		2011/11/16 Masdar will start operating its 100- megawatt Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant by the third quarter of 2012, according to the director of Masdar Power.

		Chile’s Minister of Energy Visits the Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
		2011/10/26 The importance of this concentrated solar energy plant, the first of its technology in the world, has aroused the interest of numerous governments and institutions around the world.

		The science behind Gemasolar concentrated solar thermal power plant
		2011/10/19 Gemasolar, a concentrating solar power plant backed by Masdar, is the first solar power plant in the world to produce electricity continuously for 24 hours.

		More Than 5000 Gearmotors for Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant
		2011/10/18 Gemasolar is the first ever commercial-scale CSP (concentrated solar energy) plant with central tower technology that implements a heat storage system based on molten salts.

		Mohammed bin Zayed, King of Spain inaugurate Gemasolar plant
		2011/10/06 The use of salt, rather than oil, to transfer the heat generated from the concentrated sunlight, allows Gemasolar to operate at temperatures of over 550 C, much higher than other concentrated solar energy plants.

		Spain's round-the-clock concentrated solar thermal power plant
		2011/10/04 The official inauguration is set for October 4, due to be led by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

		Masdar: The challenges we face making solar energy viable
		2011/10/04 On Tuesday, King Juan Carlos will travel to Sevilla to open, along with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the new concentrated solar power plant 'Gemasolar' in the town of Fuentes de Andalucía.

		Gemasolar CSP: the 350 MWph per day power plant is a reality
		2011/08/25 Thanks to its storage capacity in July, Gemasolar was able to supply energy during the hours of highest demand in Spain: 12 pm and 10 pm.