The 500 megawatt (MW) Palen solar thermal power system will use proven solar thermal tower technology to produce clean, reliable solar electricity to more than 200,000 homes. Located in Riverside County, California, the two-unit power system will be built on approx. 3,800 acres and will create more than 2,300 jobs for construction workers and support … Continue reading Partnership at Palen: BrightSource Inks Deal with Abengoa
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The future of solar energy in the Arab world
The first concentrated solar power plant in the Arab world “Shams 1” was launched in Abu Dhabi by the Emirati company Masdar. Launching the concentrating solar power plant was an occasion to look into the future of this renewable energy to produce electricity in the Arab world. It is undoubted that Middle Eastern countries enjoy … Continue reading The future of solar energy in the Arab world
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eSolar is looking to raise $30 million in equity
Last year was a quiet year for solar thermal startup eSolar, which makes solar plant gear that converts the sun’s heat into electricity (unlike solar panels, which convert sunlight into electricity). But perhaps the company is about to try to kick it up a notch. According to a filing, the company is raising a $30 … Continue reading eSolar is looking to raise $30 million in equity
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The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
The figure has been reduced by 40% in just one year by the effect of the moratorium on renewable energy. The Spanish concentrated solar power industry employed a total of 17,816 people in 2012, a figure that has been reduced by 40% in just one year (compared to 28,855 jobs by the end of 2011), … Continue reading The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
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MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, “Shams 1”, was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week. Heart of the plant is a steam turbine which has been supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and will be used to drive a generator. The eco-friendly electricity this produces would be enough to serve roughly 57,000 German households. … Continue reading MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
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Women
In association with MENASOL 2013, CSP Today and PV Insider have announced they will host this year’s Women’s Solar Seminar in Dubai, with leading speakers including Mona Ghalayini – Chairman Founder of Arab Society for Environmental and Sustainable Development and Lori Atwater – Senior Project Engineer at SolarReserve. After the success of Women’s Solar Seminar … Continue reading Women
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DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announces the introduction of Greenway® solar heat transfer fluids manufactured by Climalife and made with Susterra® propanediol. Susterra® propanediol offers solar thermal equipment owners a high performing, biobased glycol which can improve energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Susterra® is certified 100 percent biobased by the U.S. Department of … Continue reading DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal
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Indonesian Government To Call Tender For Solar Power Plants In April
The government will call for tender for the construction of solar power stations across the country with a combined capacity of 150 MW at a cost of Rp19 trillion (about RM6.07 billion) in April 2013, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported. The tender will be based on the energy and mineral resources ministry`s regulation on feed-in … Continue reading Indonesian Government To Call Tender For Solar Power Plants In April
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CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
The Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energies (CTAER) has signed a contract with IDOM engineering to start work on the construction of the “Variable Geometry testing facility for the Evaluation and Characterization of solar collectors of the parabolic trough type”. The process governed by the Law of Public Contract is therefore concluded, and the construction … Continue reading CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
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Grid Integration of Wind Energy and Solar Power Is Cheap
The latest numbers on the wind industry show wind energy generating an increasingly significant portion of U.S. electricity. Wind became, for the first time, the biggest source of new generating capacity in 2012, at 42 percent. That pushed the renewables
Continue readingIrena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) welcomed the activation of the world’s largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility to date, as the Middle East turns to clean energy to fuel future growth. The Shams 1 thermosolar plant – in the desert of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates – adds 100 megawatts … Continue reading Irena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
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Solar power in Uganda
With only about 450,000 Ugandans connected to the national grid, there is great potential for the growth of solar energy. However, only a handful have adopted the system with many kept away by up-front payment costs and unreliable equipment. Despite the immense benefits associated with solar energy, its adaption in the Ugandan market continues to … Continue reading Solar power in Uganda
Continue readingThe world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, Shams 1, launched on Sunday. Taking three years to build, the $600m plant is located in Abu Dhabi’s western region, in the heart of the UAE’s hydrocarbon industry. At full capacity, the 100 megawatt Masdar, Total and Abengoa joint-project will power thousands of homes in the United Arab … Continue reading The world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
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Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar energy market
Masdar is bidding for a slice of Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning solar market after opening the 100 megawatt Shams-1 Concentrating Solar Power plant in Abu Dhabi. The company is seeking to capitalise on an emerging market as regional oil-exporting economies seek to boost their renewable energy output. “In the near future we will be announcing projects … Continue reading Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar energy market
Continue readingUAE opens world’s largest CSP solar power plant, Shams 1
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi on Sunday officially opened the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. The 100-megawatt Shams 1 is “the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant in operation” said Sultan al-Jaber, the head of Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, which oversees the emirate’s … Continue reading UAE opens world’s largest CSP solar power plant, Shams 1
Continue readingMasdar, Total and Abengoa Launch Shams 1, the World
The inauguration of Shams 1, a 100 MW solar thermal plant, is a major milestone in the development and deployment of renewable energy in the Middle East. Masdar, along with its partners, today launched Shams 1, the largest concentrating solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Masdar, Abu Dhabi
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Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
The Shams 1 CSP project has three main partners – the UAE sustainable technology firm Masdar, the Spanish concentrated solar power company Abengoa Solar, and the French-energy giant Total. The largest solar array in the Middle East will be inaugurated today in a remote corner of Abu Dhabi as the UAE takes a major step … Continue reading Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
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Abengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World
Two of the giant concentrating solar power (CSP) companies, Abengoa and BrightSource Energy have agreed to jointly develop, build and operate the 500 MW Palen Solar Power Project. BrightSource purchased the Palen project from Solar Millennium, which went bankrupt. But now the two CSP companies will work together to permit and finance the two concentrating … Continue reading Abengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World
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US: Solar Power Growing but Still Too Small
U.S. Solar Market Grows 76% in 2012; Now an Increasingly-Competitive Energy Source for Millions of Americans Today. GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today released U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S. With another record-breaking year, solar is the fastest growing energy source … Continue reading US: Solar Power Growing but Still Too Small
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Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector
Researchers at King Saud University (KSU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have developed, engineered, and built an innovative and low-cost system of concentrating solar collectors that is currently being tested at the KSU campus in Riyadh prior to commercialisation. Their Point Focus Fresnel Collector (PFFC) technology has a strong potential to provide a … Continue reading Desertec Foundation endorses King Saud University Point Focus Fresnel Collector
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