Torresol Energy receives the CSP Today award in the Thermosolar Innovation category

Torresol Energy, 60%- and 40%-owned by SENER and MASDAR, respectively, won the CSP Today award in the ‘Thermosolar Innovation’ category in the first edition of the CSP Today awards held yesterday in Seville. The award ceremony was held on November 11 at the gala event in the Hotel NH Convenciones of Seville. These awards are [...]

A Residential CHP Unit Using a Free Piston Stirling Engine

Baxi is part of the Baxi Group, one of Europe’s leading heating and home comfort specialists. The company has developed a Micro-CHP unit, the Baxi Ecogen, a free Piston Stirling engine which will generate useable electricity as well as heat for the home.  Baxi Ecogen is a microgeneration unit that generates 1kW of electricity per hour [...]

2km Square Parabolic Solar Thermal Project Will Proceed with New Investors

On 30 October 2009, Solar Millennium AG, Erlangen, sold Ibersol Electricidad Solar Ibérica S.L., the project company for the Ibersol parabolic trough power plant, to MAN Ferrostaal AG, Essen, and Ibersol Kraftwerks GmbH, Erlangen. The project, which was granted pre-registration on 11 November, will now be expedited with the help of the partners. The acquisition [...]

New Solar Thermal Energy Technology Testing Facility

TÜV Rheinland PTL, LLC, North America’s largest solar and photovoltaic testing center, will unveil its Solar Thermal and Combined Heating Power (CHP) Systems services, including domestic and international testing and certification, at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, taking place in Phoenix, Ariz. from Nov. 11-13. The Solar Thermal Service includes inspection and quality assurance [...]

Apricus Solar Thermal Systems Used by Seven Teams in U.S. Department of Energy’s Bi-Annual Solar Decathlon

Press Release WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwire – November 4, 2009) – Apricus Inc., makers of the nation’s most reliable residential and commercial solar thermal water heaters, was selected by seven of the twenty teams that competed in this year’s Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC. Apricus’ solar thermal technology was featured in the hot water contest, during which [...]

Sopogy Releases the World’s First Commercially Available Rooftop MicroCSP System

Anaheim, CA –  Sopogy, Inc. (www.sopogy.com) has just introduced SopoFlare the newest MicroCSP™ product in the world of Concentrating Solar Power solutions at Solar Power International 2009 in Anaheim.

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