Spanish moratorium a concern as solar thermal electricity takes off worldwide
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 Toby Price Back in January, the European Solar Thermal Energy Association (ESTELA) revealed the results of a study which estimated that solar thermal electricity will cost 50% less to produce in 15 years’ time...
Why solar chimneys could be the way forward
Friday, 17 February 2012 REM With the on-going decrease of fossil fuel resources and increasing worldwide pollution, there is a growing need for more environmentally friendly renewable energy sources. Johannes Pretorius, inventor...
Solar industry calls on Spain to continue support for renewable energies
Thursday, 16 February 2012 Toby Price During the third Solar Thermal Electricity Industry Forum in Cologne (Germany) this week, organisers, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA), called on Spain to halt its moratoriu...
New analysis suggests CSP could be enabler for spread of other renewables
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 REM A new analysis by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found that CSP, with its greater grid flexibility and ability to store energy for as long as 15 ho...
Spain
AORA unveils Europe’s first hybrid micro CSP demonstration project
Monday, 13 February 2012 REM Israel’s AORA Solar has launched a demonstration – its first in Europe – of its “Tulip System” hybrid micro CSP technology. The demonstration is located at just outside the southern Spanish ...
Solarreserve reaches construction milestone, completing tower for groundbreaking project
Friday, 10 February 2012 REM SolarReserve, a US developer of large-scale solar power projects, has completed construction of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 MW Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant located near Tonopah, Ne...
CSP technology market will revive in 2012, compete with PV soon, report says
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 REMThe Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) market will begin rise again in 2012 and its growth will be steady and certain over the next five years, according to new research from SBI Energy.
South Africa
CSP market more attractive than ever
Monday, 06 February 2012 REM The recent increase in South Africa’s power tariffs in, together with greater policy and regulatory certainty has made the country a more attractive renewable energy investment prospect than ever, r...
Abengoa and JGC's thermal solar power plant, Solacor 1, comes online
Friday, 03 February 2012 REMAbengoa and JGC Corporation (JGC) have brought Solacor 1, their first joint thermal solar plant, located at the El Carpio Solar Complex in Córdoba (Spain) online.
Brightsource Energy to design South African solar power plant
Thursday, 02 February 2012 REM Sasol has selected BrightSource Energy, Inc. and its partner Alstom, to conduct a comprehensive front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for a proposed solar thermal power plant in the South Afri...
Developments in Latin America include big gains for renewables and wind
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