ISTANBUL, TURKEY. GE (NYSE: GE) and Turkish energy company MetCap Energy Investments have announced their investment in one of Europe’s most efficient, natural gas-fired power plants. Featuring GE technology, the 878-megawatt Eurostar project will help to power Istanbul, supporting Turkey’s efforts to modernize its aging energy infrastructure and meet its growing electricity requirements. During the [...]
SunEdison, the solar unit of U.S.-based MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. WFR +0.36% , said recently that it has arranged $110 million in finances for building 50 megawatts of solar power projects in western India. The company secured the funding from Overseas Private Investment Corp., L&T Infrastructure Finance Co. and Infrastructure Development Finance Co., SunEdison said [...]
SolarNet Holdings LLC, a majority owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corp., has strengthened its management team by appointing Toshihiko Fujioka as its new CEO. A 27-year veteran of ITOCHU, Fujioka had served as General Manager of ITOCHU’s Solar Business Department since 2009, with overall responsibility for the company’s extensive global solar operations, ranging from the distribution [...]
WANENBURG, Netherlands. AEG Power Solutions, the world’s leading manufacturer of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power and renewable energy has equipped two 49.9MW solar thermal power plants in southern Spain with UPS systems. Each plant has been equipped with AEG PS’s Protect 3 and Protect 4 UPS. The client receives a reliable, powerful [...]
With the rapid growth of the optoelectronic industry in China, the country’s power generation enterprises have been planning their own thermal power generation projects, which leads to China Concentrating Solar Power Summit in Beijing on December 5th. Among the newly encouraged energy resources listed in the Catalog of Guidance of Industrial Structural Adjustment (2011 Version) [...]
Bechtel has received Full Notice to Proceed for construction of the California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) project, one of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plants being built in the world. Bechtel is providing engineering, procurement, and construction services for the 250 megawatt (MW) facility located in San Luis Obispo County, north of Los Angeles. “Upon [...]
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading solar thermal technology company, has filed an Application for Certification (AFC) with the California Energy Commission to develop three 250 megawatt (nominal) solar power tower plants (750 megawatts combined) in California’s Riverside County. The power towers, which will be located primarily on land owned by the Metropolitan Water District, will collectively [...]
To develop a technical‐economic feasibility study for a 200 MW thermosolar power plant is the aim of the project that has been launched this week in Botswana. The technical leader of the project will be the National Renewable Energy Centre (CENER) with the participation of Nixus Consulting, Ynfiniti and Parsons Brinckerhoff. Managed by Botswana [...]
Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has received patent protection on its Cyclone Engine in 10 European countries, comprised of Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Turkey. Cyclone is currently working with European manufacturing and renewable energy leaders, such [...]
At first glance South Africa’s decision to invite bids for 200 MW of CSP is not doing the industry many favours. On closer inspection, however, there could be a sizeable opportunity. This month 800-plus green power professionals gathered at South Africa’s largest conference centre, the Gallagher Estate, to hear about the country’s forthcoming renewable energy [...]
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 [...]
Alstom has signed a contract with US firm Cobra Thermosolar Plants Inc. to supply a 125 MW steam turbine and a generator for a thermal solar plant in Tonopah, Nevada, USA using tower technology. This order confirms Alstom’s expertise in manufacturing steam turbine to be operated in solar plants. It will be delivered in September [...]
The international CSP community is set to meet this 29–30 November as CSP Today Sevilla Summit returns in its fifth year – complete with a site visit to Gemasolar and the 3rd edition of the CSP Today Awards As the world re-defines its energy generation mix, CSP could provide 11.3% of global electricity by 2050. [...]
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