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India: Solar power plants of 1172 MW added in last 3 yrs


 

 



2013/03/01

All concentrating solar thermal power plants (10 nos./500 MW) are based on foreign technologies.
 

 

 

 



CSP’s long-term edge is not its raw LCOE cost, but its ability to integrate low-cost energy storage


 

 



2013/02/20

Industry analysts argue that CSP’s long-term edge is not its raw LCOE cost, but its ability to integrate low-cost energy storage.
 

 

 

 



Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Power Market Outlook, 2013-2017


 

 



2013/02/13

The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017.
 

 

 

 



Solar energy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)


 

 



2013/02/13

MENA region is blessed with a quantity of annual sunlight which until recently has been more of a liability than an asset, as large areas of the region’s land is too dry for agriculture.
 

 

 

 



Australia: Expect steep drop in Concentrating Solar Power costs, expert says


 

 



2013/02/08

The new head of Australia's solar thermal research effort says the cost of generating electricity can be halved by 2020, placing it on course to match the renewable energy contribution from PV technologies.
 

 

 

 



Saudi Arabia focuses on the whole PV and CSP value chain


 

 



2013/02/08

In May 2012, the nation announced a goal to install 16 GW of PV and 25 GW of concentrating solar power (CSP) by the year 2032.
 

 

 

 



Andhra Pradesh opens 1 GW tender for solar power projects


 

 



2013/01/19

On January 8th, 2013 the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh opened a request for submissions for 1 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in the state.
 

 

 

 



China increases solar power targets to 21 GW by 2015


 

 



2013/01/10

Initial documents did not specify individual targets for solar photovoltaics (PV) versus concentrating solar power (CSP).
 

 

 

 



Concentrated Solar Thermal vs. Photovoltaic Solar


 

 



2012/12/22

CSP retains a strong niche at the utility-scale and in combined heat and power applications, where no amount of PV cost-reduction is expected to overcome its inherent technology advantages.
 

 

 

 



US Solar Power Market Grows 44% over Q3 2011


 

 



2012/12/13

Q4 2012 will also be exceptionally strong for CSP installations, with more than 140 megawatts slated to go online.
 

 

 

 



CSP is predicted to have annual installations of 46.7 GW in 2016


 

 



2012/07/18

Concentrating Solar Power technologies are expected to grow at a faster rate than photovoltaics due to new markets like China, India, Brazil, Canada, Germany and France opening up.
 

 

 

 



Clean Power Africa in Cape Town to focus on new opportunities in solar energy


 

 



2012/07/10

The programme will also provide up-to-date information on PV (Photovoltaics) and CSP (Concentrated Solar Thermal Power).
 

 

 

 



UAE leads regional focus on solar energy development


 

 



2012/07/09

Shams 1 in Abu Dhabi will be the world's largest concentrating solar power plant which is expected to be completed by August 2012.
 

 

 

 



South Africa banks have capacity to fund solar energy projects


 

 



2012/07/02

This allocation has been further broken down into 8.4 GW from solar photovoltaic (PV), 1 GW from concentrated solar power and 8.4 GW from wind energy.
 

 

 

 



EU member nations call for increased renewable energy commitments to 2030


 

 



2012/07/02

Spain showed the fifth-highest increase from 9.0% to 14%, which includes dramatic increases in solar photovoltaic (PV) solar energy and concentrated solar power (CSP).
 

 

 

 



Masdar to present solar energy atlas at Rio +20


 

 



2012/06/29

The Global Atlas for Solar Power and Wind Energy is an initiative of the Department for Energy and Climate Change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of Irena.
 

 

 

 



1.1 gigawatts of CSP are now under construction in USA


 

 



2012/06/27

This quarter’s activity brings the total amount of solar photovoltaic across America to 4,427 MW. In addition, concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities are providing 516 MW of electric power to the U.S.
 

 

 

 



Morocco promotes solar energy with plane landing


 

 



2012/06/15

Morocco plans to soon announce which international consortium has won the bid to start work on a 160-megawatt concentrating solar power plant to be built in the southern city of Ouarzazate.
 

 

 

 



Rajasthan’s solar energy programme postponed


 

 



2012/06/04

The programme was to enable the setting up of several solar photovoltaic projects for 100 MW, and two concentrated solar power projects of 50 MW each.
 

 

 

 



Solar energy in India: Progress under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission


 

 



2012/05/26

Since launch of the JNNSM, the capacity of solar power projects has grown from 8 MW in January 2010 to over 979 MW in the country (photovoltaic and concentrated solar power).
 

 

 

 


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