As part of this years Concentrated Solar Power Summit 2010, you will get the chance to visit one of the most groundbreaking CSP sites in the world. Allowing you to see for yourself, up close and personal some of today’s most ground-breaking CSP technology that’s actually in the ground and producing power. The conference runs [...]
Mar 10 2010 | Posted in
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Chromasun recently announced that it is collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) to showcase their MCT technology at the subsidiary Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) Distribution Management Center. The Center provides management and direct control of ADDC processes and activities. The building is presently air-conditioned by conventional electrically driven screw type chillers [...]
A U.S.company has developed the world’s only commercially available, electronically “tintable” window glass. SageGlass® allows natural light in while controlling unwanted solar heat and glare and can be used in building windows, skylights, and curtain walls. The technology consists of a series of thin ceramic material layers deposited onto sheets of glass, forming an electrochromic device [...]
Mar 7 2010 | Posted in
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AREVA announced today the completion of the 100% acquisition of U.S.-based Ausra, Inc., a leading provider of large-scale concentrated solar power solutions for electricity generation and industrial steam production. The Ausra acquisition, announced in early February, serves as the platform for building AREVA’s global concentrated solar power business. AREVA is a pioneer in its strategy [...]
Mar 4 2010 | Posted in
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3TIER® has announced the completion of its REmapping the World™ initiative, which was launched in March 2008 to address the biggest barrier to global renewable energy adoption—the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential and availability. With today’s release of a global solar map and dataset, the company has completed its unprecedented goal of identifying and [...]
Mar 4 2010 | Posted in
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A study published in the American Chemical Society’s journal Nano Letters reveals that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes might eventually be used for generating electrical energy from heat discarded by chemical plants, automobiles and solar cell farms. The research was a joint collaboration between Baratunde Cola, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School [...]