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Tessera Solar & Sterling Energy Systems Celebrate Solar Thermal Plant Opening

Only four months after breaking ground, Tessera Solar and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) showcased the highly anticipated Maricopa Solar power plant at a special event for key partners, stakeholders and media. Maricopa Solar is the first commercial project for the SunCatcherTM concentrating solar power (CSP) technology designed and manufactured by SES. Joining in the celebration were [...]

New SunCatcher power system unveiled at National Solar Thermal Test Facility

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar recently unveiled four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). Called SunCatchers™, the new dishes have a refined design that will be used in commercial-scale deployments of the units beginning this year.

“The four new dishes are [...]

Torresol Energy receives the CSP Today award in the Thermosolar Innovation category

Torresol Energy, 60%- and 40%-owned by SENER and MASDAR, respectively, won the CSP Today award in the ‘Thermosolar Innovation’ category in the first edition of the CSP Today awards held yesterday in Seville. The award ceremony was held on November 11 at the gala event in the Hotel NH Convenciones of Seville.

These awards are part [...]

Tessera Solar and Optiflex Team Up to Develop Solar Thermal Energy in California

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Tessera Solar has been selected by Riverside County (California) to develop solar energy projects on county‐owned land at closed landfills and on undeveloped land adjacent to County airports. Optiflex Properties & Development LLC (Optiflex), a real estate and technology development company, is partnering with Tessera Solar to co‐develop and co‐finance the projects. Optiflex specializes [...]