Solar Thermal Electric

EASAC says solar power can play “major role” in switch to renewables

Thursday, 17 November 2011 Toby Price The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), which brings together the national science academies of the EU Member States, marked its 10th anniversary earlier this month. During the event in ...

Novatec Solar superheats steam using solar power

Tuesday, 25 October 2011 REM Concentrating solar power (CSP) specialist, Novatec Solar, has used an innovative Fresnel receiver design to successfully generate superheated steam at temperatures above 500°C at its 1.4 megawatt (MW) ...

CSP Today two-part guide to South Africa

CSP alternative to coal in South Africa

Monday, 17 October 2011 REM In Part 2 of the CSP Today South Africa Guide, we look at how South Africa should be readily embracing concentrating solar power (CSP) as a low-carbon, sustainable, base load energy alternative to coal. ...

Spain

Gemasolar: a jewel in Spain’s crown

Friday, 07 October 2011 Toby Price 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 officially ...

Abengoa completes India’s first solar-thermal power plant

Monday, 26 September 2011 REM

Abengoa has completed India’s first solar-thermal power plant in India, a 3 MW plant located in Gwal Pahari in the Indian state of Haryana.

“Virtual plant” planned for CSP plant operator training

Friday, 23 September 2011 REM Siemens Energy and Sun to Market Solutions are to launch a full-scope integrated test, commissioning and training simulator for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. The objective of the control room ...

World's largest solar power plant shifts from CSP to PV technology

Friday, 19 August 2011 Dan McCue Solar Trust of America, the firm behind what is expected to be the world’s largest solar power plant has shifted gears on its Blythe Solar Power Project in the US state of California, and will use ...

India

Titan Tracker design selected for pilot solar power tower system

Wednesday, 06 July 2011 Toby Price The Indian company, SunBorne Energy, is ambitious, aiming for grid parity for solar power in 2015. It wants to become a “thought leader” in the solar sector, and as part of this mission is ...

American CSP industry receives huge boost from DoE

Monday, 20 June 2011 Toby Price 2011 will go down in the concentrated solar power (CSP) industry’s history books as an excellent year. Following announcements for two loan guarantees in late 2010 to construct Ivanpah (a tower plant ...

Spain

CSP one of the few sectors not to suffer severe recession

Friday, 15 April 2011 During the three years between 2008 and 2010, 750,000 jobs were lost in Spain’s industry. At the same time, this European country commissioned 17 solar thermal electric power plants, creating thousands ...