
AKO, the leading company in Temperature Regulation and Control using Electrical Heat-Tracing Solutions, will take part in the 5th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit as an exhibitor in the solutions area of CSP Today Seville. This summit will be held on 29 and 30 November in the Alcora Hotel in Seville, with the presence [...]

NEW YORK, NY. Solar stocks have been crushed in recent months as worries regarding the Eurozone’s debt raised concerns on solar’s growth prospects. Solar stocks are finally showing signs of recovery this week as EU debt negotiations are showing some progress towards an agreement. Based on a study looking at five major solar markets — [...]

The new solar power plant Gemasolar in Fuentes Andalucia, Spain was officially inaugurated yesterday by His Majesty the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces in Fuentes Andalucia, Spain. Owned by [...]

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 [...]

GL Exchange Forum Examines Opportunities In The Growing Offshore Wind Market The European Union’s (EU) goal of obtaining 20% of its electricity from wind energy by 2020 is within reach because wind power’s share of total installed capacity has quadrupled in the past 10 years from 2% in 2000 to 9% in 2009, according to [...]

This is the last of two parks contracted with the Government of Cape Verde. The park occupies an area of 13 hectares PV Modules were produced by Martifer Solar at its plant in Oliveira de Frades, Portugal Martifer Solar, owned by Martifer SGPS, SA, and the Ministry of Economy, Growth and Competitiveness of Cape Verde [...]
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With the New Solar Mission ambitious goals that the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy brought out on the 25th of July stipulating hard budgeting restrictions per MW as well as a firm schedule for starting construction of plants. With capital costs coming just over $3 million per MW, the New Solar Mission might [...]

Abengoa Solar Reaches Total of 193 Megawatts Operating Abengoa Solar’s third parabolic trough solar power plant, Solnova 4, successfully passed its three day production and operation tests. Commercial operation of this plant came days after receiving a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy for Abengoa Solar’s 280 MW plant [...]

US is a growth market for solar-thermal power plants with excellent conditions – by 2020 every third kilowatt-hour in California to be generated from renewable energy sources Starting on 15 July 2010, Solar Millennium AG (ISIN DE0007218406) is issuing a corporate bond with a volume of € 50 million. By subscribing to this bond with [...]

Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Shri SushilKumar Shinde , Union Minister for Power today jointly unveiled the guidelines for selection of new solar power projects under the 1000 MW solar power scheme in the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. This would put India in league [...]

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), an educational and research non-profit focused on helping utilities integrate solar into their energy portfolios, will lead 18 utility executives and managers to Japan on its third annual Solar Fact Finding Mission from July 25 to 30. While abroad, the delegation will meet with Japanese utilities, government officials, and [...]
Solar Thermal Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sun. The video shows the use of solar thermal energy for heating in Europe. Examples from Denmark and Spain show the use in different climates. Interviews with users and manufacturers give a good overview of this clean energy technology. The video is provided for free by the [...]
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It’s no secret that India’s new ‘solar mission’ is the most ambitious solar energy development plan in the world. By 2022 the country aims to be generating 20 GW of energy from sunlight. Going by International Energy Agency forecasts – this will make India the producer of almost three-quarters of the world’s total solar energy [...]