The Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) market will rise again in 2012 and in the next five years, according to new research from SBI Energy. Emerging from an enforced hiatus by PV solar technologies, the global capacity of utility-scale CSP was 2 GW at the close of 2011 with approximately another 2500 to 3500 MW becoming [...]
PHOTON`s 7th Solar Electric Utility Conference convenes on Feb. 2 in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, California –In his 2012 State of the State speech on Jan. 18, California Governor Jerry Brown said the Golden State is on track to meet “and substantially exceed” a requirement he signed into law last year for utilities to supply 33 [...]
Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. announced this week the successful on-sun testing and proof of concept of an innovative concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar power technology. The CPV technology leverages other core competencies of the Company and will be a new addition to its product portfolio. CPV technology is widely acknowledged to have the potential to be less [...]
SkyFuel, Inc., maker of high reflectance silvered film for concentrating solar applications, today announced the release of next generation ReflecTech®PLUS mirror film. The new film retains all of the advantages of original ReflecTech® ‐ unbreakable, outdoor weatherable, lightweight, low cost, and self adhesive – while adding a tough, transparent coating that provides surface protection against [...]
SkyFuel, Inc., maker of high reflectance silvered film for concentrating solar applications, today announced the release of next generation ReflecTech(R)PLUS mirror film. The new film retains all of the advantages of original ReflecTech(R) — unbreakable, outdoor weatherable, lightweight, low cost, and self adhesive — while adding a tough, transparent coating that provides surface protection against [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week approved a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) renewable energy power purchase agreement with Mojave Solar, LLC. The following provides a summary of the project: Generating Facility Mojave Solar Technology Solar thermal (wet cooled, trough, no storage) Contract Length 25 years Facility Capacity 250 megawatts Annual Deliveries [...]
Pilot efforts will mark first transformational solar and wind power projects in Africa The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved $250 million in funding for the Eskom Renewables Energy Support Project (ERSP) to help implement the pioneering and innovative Upington concentrating solar power and Sere wind power plants in South Africa. The US$250 [...]
Forget green energy: while most nations are concerned about carbon reduction, South Africa seems more worried about how quickly it can build coal-fired power plants. The top two new generation projects in the country are coal-based. One, the six-turbine Medupi power station near Lephalale in Limpopo province, is scheduled for completion in 2015, and will [...]
Supporting national concentrating solar thermal power technology research and development base began construction on the same day. The concentrated solar energy plant integrates industry, study, research and tourism. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corporation (CGNPC) announced construction of a 50 MW concentrating solar thermal power project with CNY 2.5 billion investment in Delingha City of [...]
Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. announced today the successful on-sun testing and proof of concept of a highly advanced solar-turbine power system being developed by the Company. The full-scale prototype test was the first operational validation of the integrated system, which uses a large parabolic solar dish with mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy to power [...]
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy finalized a partial guarantee for an $852 million loan to support the development of the Genesis Solar Project. The Genesis Parabolic Solar Thermal Power Project The Genesis Solar Project is a 250 megawatt (MW) parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) facility that will increase [...]
SkyFuel and Braxenergy sign agreement to cooperate in building concentrating solar power plants in Brazil using SkyFuel’s award‐winning parabolic trough technology. Parabolic trough maker SkyFuel and Brazilian energy developer Braxenergy have signed an agreement to cooperate in bringing concentrating solar power to the Brazilian market. While SkyFuel’s interest lies in the design and commercialization of [...]
I hate to say , “I told you so” but… Solar Energy is looking like a better idea everyday. Even politicians are realizing that with coal and nuclear energy quickly falling out of favor clean energy investments such as solar thermal and PV offer a much needed alternative. Safe clean energy that is creating more jobs [...]
First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
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Solar Alliance and SEIA Merge to Establish U.S. Solar policies at the State Level
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit Pushes Start Button at First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Thailand
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology
New Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology Uses Considerably Resources than any Other CSP technology
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