News - U.S

		Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Power Project Is More Than 92 Percent Complete
		2013/05/23 As the Ivanpah concentrated solar power project nears completion, the team continues to move full steam ahead.

		Ivanpah site visit announced for CSP Today USA in June
		2013/05/22 Attendees of CSP Today USA 2013 (26-27 June, Las Vegas) will be given a unique opportunity to visit the 392 MW Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, the largest CSP plant under construction in the world.

		BrightSource Energy Names Steven Goers Senior Vice President of Operations
		2013/05/20 BrightSource Energy, a leading concentrating solar power company, has named Steven Goers as senior vice president of operations, effective immediately.

		Ivanpah site visit announced for CSP Today USA in June
		2013/05/18 Attendees of CSP Today USA 2013 (26-27 June, Las Vegas) will be given a unique opportunity to visit the 392MW Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, the largest CSP plant under construction in the world.

		The Impact of Shale Gas in Concentrating Solar Power development
		2013/05/17 It has always been an unlevelled playing field for renewable energy in an industry dominated by old, cash rich fossil fuel giants with a low of political power.

		CSP Today USA, Uncertainty Surrounding CSP Growth as Natural Gas Boom Continues
		2013/05/16 With gas price hitting rock bottom, the cost competitiveness of solar projects in the short to mid-term will be harder to meet than ever before.

		Primoris Services Corporation Announces New CSP Contract Work Valued At Over $40 Million
		2013/05/16 The ARB Industrial Group was awarded a new contract for power block mechanical work at a 250MW Concentrated Solar Power plant near Hinkley, California.

		Concentrating Solar Power with Thermal Energy Storage in California
		2013/05/10 Researchers from the US NREL have calibrated the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid.

		Value in Concentrating Solar Power to Add to Electric Grid Calculated
		2013/05/08 Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have quantified the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid.

		Workshops to be held April 30 and May 1 for Palen Concentrating Solar Power Project Amendment
		2013/05/02 The proposed solar thermal project consists of two 250-MW concentrated solar power plants for a total of 500 MW.

		Uncertainty surrounding Concentrating Solar Power growth as natural gas boom continues
		2013/04/30 As the vote to appoint Ernest Moniz as the next US energy secretary moves to the full Senate, the long-term impact that his appointment could have on CSP project pipeline in the United States is unclear.

		BrightSource Energy Helps Build Unique Concentrated Solar Power Plant
		2013/04/24 ISEGS is a 392 megawatt concentrating solar power (CSP) complex using more than 300,000 garage-door-size mirrors to focus the power of the sun on solar receivers atop power towers.

		NREL Launches Initiative to Build Solar Performance Database
		2013/04/22 The NREL has released a report into the performance of concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage, studying its advantages over photovoltaics in California.

		Research Uses Mirrors to Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive
		2013/04/15 Pitchumani was invited to direct the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) program for the SunShot Initiative towards its ambitious goals.

		BrightSource Energy Suspends Hidden Hills Concentrating Solar Power Project
		2013/04/11 BrightSource Energy has suspended its proposed Hidden HIlls Solar Electric Generating System project and cancelled an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric to buy the power from the project.

		Completion of Molten Salt Solar Receiver sets Milestone in Nevada Concentrated Solar Power Project Construction
		2013/04/11 SolarReserve's U.S. developed technology represents leading solar thermal technology worldwide; integrated energy storage provides electricity, day or night.

		Concentrated Solar Power Tower Technology Hits Milestone
		2013/04/10 The last of 14 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) receiver panels and heat shields have been installed at the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy project.

		Partnership at Palen: BrightSource Inks Deal with Abengoa
		2013/04/09 The 500 megawatt (MW) Palen solar thermal power system will use proven solar thermal tower technology to produce clean, reliable solar electricity to more than 200,000 homes.

		BrightSource Energy Pushes Ahead on Another Concentrating Solar Power Plant
		2013/04/04 Solar thermal technology may be better suited to electric utilities than solar photovoltaics.

		Largest Solar Towers Take to the Sun
		2013/03/29 California will soon be home to the world’s two largest solar towers through an ambitious project known as The Palen Solar Electrical Generating System.