As BP’s oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, G20 heads of state, due to meet in Toronto this weekend, are planning to dilute last year’s commitment to phase out subsidies to Big Oil and Big Coal, according a copy of the draft statement seen by the environmental groups, Greenpeace and Oil Change [...]
The 5TH European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (ESTEC) will take place in Marseille on 20 and 21 October 2011. Over 500 participants are expected to attend this definitive event for the solar thermal industry organized by ESTIF and ENERPLAN with the support of ADEME. ESTEC is a biennial international conference bringing together key players in [...]
A recent article from”Beyond Zero Emissions” suggests that all is not well with the Solar Thermal Industry in the “land down under” . It appears that the federal government is eager to show new support for the industry after cristism for allowing a solar thermal Australian startup company ( Ausra) to be purchased by a global energy company. The government [...]
Saudi Arabia is home to one of the largest solar heating systems in the world. Millennium Energy Industries (MEI) designed and built this solar district hot water system,for the Princess Noura Bint Abdurrahman University for Women Project (PNUW) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The solar system, comprised of more than 35,000 sqm of roof mounted large scale [...]
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a rental schedule for solar energy right-of-way authorizations on U.S. public lands. The amount of the rental is charged by megawatt produced and the facilties rated capacity. If we are truely interested in bringing clean energy in the U.S. to parity with coal or natural gas then one [...]
Ice Energy, a leading provider of advanced energy storage solutions to the electric utility industry, has announced an agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) that will extend the company’s Ice Bear distributed energy storage offering to U.S. Federal Government agencies and the military. Leveraging SAIC’s market reach and expertise, the agreement with [...]
The first of its kind and the largest Solar Thermal Energy plant is being planned for construction in the Middle East. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted initiative advancing the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions, has appointed the bidding consortium of Total and Abengoa Solar as a partner to own, [...]
Despite an uneven economic recovery and the lingering effects of the global recession on virtually every industry around the world, Leon (Lee) M. Pierhal, Chief Executive Officer of OPEL Solar, Inc., a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic (“HCPV”) solar panels and other solar products, including utility scale ground-based tracker systems and unique light [...]
In 1901 in a dusty field in Texas the Lucas ‘Gusher’ blew oil 150 ft into the air. The area where it erupted became the world’s first major oil field – ‘Spindletop’. This flood of oil led to oil prices crashing low enough to compete with other energy technologies. Everything changed. The oil industry boomed [...]
This past October, taking a walk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., might have been more like taking a walk into the future. Twenty solar-powered homes were sprawled across the mall’s west end, transforming it from a park into something that resembled an innovative new housing development. Park purists take note: the transformation was [...]
A week before Intersolar Europe opens its doors in Munich, ESTIF- the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation – releases latest market statistics and trends Following an outstanding growth in 2008, the European solar thermal market decreased by 10% in 2009. For the second year in a row, over 4 million square metres of solar collector [...]
In California and other states, installing a certified solar water heating system qualifies homeowners to receive a share of federal stimulus money, including a 30% federal tax credit plus utility company cash rebates ranging from $900-$2,000. WePOWER, in conjunction with a major retailer, will also offer installation and a no-money-down no-interest loan for 36-months (on [...]
Based on a success in the Dunhuang 10MW PV (photovoltaic) power generation project, China is scheduled to invite both domestic and overseas companies to a public bidding of the solar thermal power generation project franchise this year, said an official. In particular, it will be the first solar thermal power generation project franchise bidding in [...]
SkyFuel First in Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Industry to Offer Insurance-Backed Warranty
Solar Thermal Developer Solar Millennium Sells Additional Investments
Abengoa and JGC’s Thermal Solar Power Plant, Solacor 1, Comes Online
First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
Torresol Energy Launches Commercial Operations of Twin Solar Thermal Plants in Spain
Solar Alliance and SEIA Merge to Establish U.S. Solar policies at the State Level
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