Lochinvar Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency water heaters, boilers and pool heaters based in Lebanon, TN, and TiSUN, a global leader and specialist in solar heating technology with headquarters in Austria, have joined forces to bring new solar thermal systems to the commercial market in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company claims [...]
One of the major initiatives to increase the viability and efficiency of not only solar thermal heating systems but also solar thermal electric , photovoltaic and wind is a method to store the energy when the source is no longer available. Solar Thermal systems have an advantage in that the energy can be stored relatively [...]
Concentrated Solar Power Focusing the sun’s energy for large‐scale power generation Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a method of electric generation fueled by the heat of the sun, an endless source of clean, free energy. Commercially viable and quickly expanding, this type of solar technology requires strong, direct solar radiation and is primarily used as [...]
Solar Millennium AG, Erlangen, has completed the sale of 50 percent of the stakes in the Ibersol power plant project to Ferrostaal AG, Essen. Ibersol is the fourth power plant project developed by Solar Millennium in southern Spain. The realization of the parabolic trough power plant with a capacity of 50 MW in the province [...]
Solar Millennium AG has hit another milestone in the permitting process for realizing its first parabolic trough power plants in the American southwest. Solar Millennium, LLC, the U.S. project development subsidiary of Solar Trust of America, today announced that its proposed Blythe Solar Power Project was recommended for final approval for licensing by the California [...]
Fixed interest rate of 6.5% p.a. for five-year bonds Issue proceeds to be primarily used to pre-finance components for the realization of solar-thermal power plants in the US 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 [...]
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 [...]
SolarReserve, a California-based developer of utility-scale solar power projects, begins next steps on its Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in conjunction with NV Energy’s receipt of approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) today. This approval follows on last December’s announcement that SolarReserve’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tonopah Solar Energy LLC, and NV Energy [...]
Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power generating systems, today announced that Xcel Energy will be providing research and analytical support for the first planned pilot field installation of the SolarFlow(R) System in a commercial building located in Boulder, Colorado. The SolarFlow System is a combined heat and power (CHP) generation [...]
A new study on Molten Salt Solar Energy Thermal Storage and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP): Market Shares and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010-2019 has been released by reportsandreports.com . Here are some of the highlights and excerpts. It is easier to implement one large project in a controlled area than to implement multiple medium size project to [...]
Only 30 tickets remain before the 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA completely sells out! With just over 3 weeks to go until the 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA taking place June 24-25 in San Francisco, the conference is almost sold out with just over 30 tickets remaining. The conference which has already attracted [...]
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne received an award of up to $10.2 million from the Department of Energy to design and develop technologies aimed at significantly lowering electricity costs using a Concentrated Solar Power Tower with Thermal Storage (CSP Power Tower). Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. company. “This award is a key [...]
When your think of thermal energy storage you naturally think of storing energy in hot fluids or materials such as salt or sand. How about ice? I came across an interesting company based out of San Diego California that does just that. Cyrocel has a system to store thermal energy in the form of small ice balls. Thermal [...]
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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