Solar Thermal Electric

IRENA hails launch of Shams 1 CSP project in UAE

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 REM The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) welcomed the activation of the world’s largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility on Sunday, 17 March, as the Middle East turns to ...

SolarReserve project receives unanimous approval from California Public Utilities

Tuesday, 29 January 2013 REM SolarReserve, a US-based. developer of large-scale solar power projects, has received unanimous approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to sell power from its 150 MW solar project ...

New report promotes economic benefits of CSP with storage

Tuesday, 08 January 2013 Robin Whitlock

Concentrated Solar Power with thermal storage can offer significant economic value for utilities and grid operators

Abengoa begins construction of CSP plants South Africa

Monday, 12 November 2012 REM

Abengoa has begun construction on the 50 MW solar power tower Khi Solar One and the 100 MW parabolic trough plant KaXu Solar One in South Africa.

Spain

FCC begins construction of new 50-MW CSP plant in Alicante

Monday, 28 May 2012 REM Alberto Fabra, President of the Valencia regional government, and Baldomero Falcones, Chairman of FCC, celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony last week for the solar thermal energy plant that FCC Group's ...

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 ...

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 hours, ...

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, Nev. ...

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, reports ...

Tunisia

Saharan sun will light European homes by 2016

Monday, 30 January 2012 REM In the sands of North Africa, the Desertec Foundation’s vision for a future where the world's deserts supply clean and sustainable energy to the whole of humankind is beginning to take shape. That future ...