News - Solar Power

		BrightSource’s Heliostat Technology
		2013/02/04 The Ivanpah solar project just celebrated installation of the 100,000th heliostat, but what, you may ask, is a heliostat?

		More efficient CSP: DLR test facility for direct steam generation now operational
		2013/02/03 In the power plant, steam for generating power is produced directly in receiver tubes in the parabolic troughs.

		Jordan and Masdar agreement confirms belief in Concentrated Solar Power
		2013/02/02 Jordan has long been mooted as a future concentrated solar power stronghold – and a recent deal with Abu Dhabi based renewable energy company Masdar has verified their confidence in the technology.

		India and Spain Agrees to Enhance Cooperation In the Field of Renewable Energy
		2013/02/01 The Solar Platform of Almeria (PSA), run under the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness is considered one of the largest and best R&D facilitates for Concentrating Solar Power Technologies.

		South African CSP growth to take centre stage in Pretoria
		2013/01/31 All eyes are on leading project developers as the global CSP community meets in Pretoria on 4-5 February.

		The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) holds 25 GW of renewable energy potential by 2020
		2013/01/31 Frost & Sullivan forecast concentrated solar power (CSP) to grow at a CAGR of approximately 40 percent.

		Second phase of Ouarzazate Concentrating Solar Power complex launched
		2013/01/31 The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) has announced on January, 23 the prequalification process for the second phase of the Ouarzazate CSP complex has kicked off.

		ESTELA is looking for a Managing Director
		2013/01/30 Based in Brussels, the Managing director will develop the strategy and activities necessary to fulfill ESTELA´s objectives.

		AIRLIGHT ENERGY to collaborate with Pöyry on solar thermal energy
		2013/01/29 AIRLIGHT ENERGY and Pöyry have signed a collaboration agreement for the realization of concentrating solar thermal power development strategies, including feasibility studies, project development and plants construction

		Concentrating Solar Power central to Moroccan renewable targets
		2013/01/29 Recent news that tender for Phase II of the Ouarzazate site in southern Morocco will open at the end of 2013 emphasises the role that concentrated solar power is playing in the country.

		Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in Spain, Market Outlook to 2025
		2013/01/28 This report provides in depth analysis on global renewable power market and global CSP market with forecasts up to 2025.

		CPUC Approves 150-MW Concentrating Solar Power Project in California
		2013/01/28 The solar project will be constructed on approximately 1,500 acres of private land near Blythe. The project will use a concentrated solar power (CSP) design with molten salt storage technology from Pratt & Whitney Rocket

		Reliance Power registers 30% increase in Q3 profits
		2013/01/28 It said construction was on at the 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project, a part of the government's National Solar Mission in Dhursar.

		Solar Energy will be a significant contributor to the GCC Energy Mix by 2020
		2013/01/28 As per current plans announced for renewable energy adoption, there is a 25 GW potential for the same in the GCC up to 2020.

		Concentrating Solar Power supply 1.3% of Spanish electricity generation in 2012
		2013/01/28 Spain has the highest proportion of concentrated solar power of any nation on earth at 1.3% of total generation

		PPA extends completion date of Rice Concentrating Solar Power project from 2013 to 2016
		2013/01/27 The Rice Solar Energy project will utilize molten salt thermal storage, which will allow it to produce electricity after the sun has set or during cloudy periods.

		The Concentrating Solar Power industry gears up to meet in South Africa
		2013/01/27 CSP Today South Africa 2013 is only three weeks away, taking place on 4-5th February at the Southern Sun Hotel in Pretoria.

		Global online atlas for solar power and wind energy
		2013/01/27 This Global Atlas is the largest initiative of its kind to date, and is intended to help countries and corporations to determine the potential for renewable resources worldwide.

		Shams 1: The World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Nears Completion
		2013/01/26 After receiving funding under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the plant owned by Masdar, Abengoa and Total was launched at a time when PV was prohibitively expensive.

		BrightSource's Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project on hold
		2013/01/25 SCE still holds CPUC-approved PPAs for electricity to be generated by BrightSource's 790 MW Sonoran West CSP project, which is also located in Southern California.