Spain
CSP breaks new summer record, reveals Protermosolar
Tuesday, 28 August 2012 Toby Price The world-leading Spanish concentrating solar power (CSP) industry broke a new record last month after Spain’s portfolio of solar thermal power plants met 3.23% of the nation’s daily electricity c...
Spain
Government to charge renewables a toll of €850 million
Thursday, 05 July 2012 Toby Price Spain has gone from being one of the world’s most attractive renewable energy markets to a challenging place for clean energy projects to get off the ground and survive. First the Popular Party, whi...
Spain
CSP industry gets backing from European Commissioner
Tuesday, 29 May 2012 Toby Price European Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, is concerned about the situation of the renewable energy industry in Spain and has expressed his belief that other measures exist that are "more appro...
Top 10 stories in April 2011
A shower of news on Germany bioenergy and Spanish CSP this time last year
Friday, 13 April 2012 Toby Price In our regular look back at news this time last year, two themes stand out: Germany’s domination of the biogas market and the rise and rise of solar thermal electricity worldwide, especially in Spai...
CSP experts share their outlook on the state of the industry in 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 REMCSP Today has released a series of interviews with experts in solar thermal electricity on what the future holds for the industry in 2012.
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...
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...
Dow presents CSP design that boosts overall thermal efficiency by up to 42%
Friday, 02 December 2011 Toby Price The multinational The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced at the CSP Today conference in Seville (Spain) at the end of November that it had launched "a new solution to help boost solar efficiency and...
Spain
New wind legislation threatens €13 billion of investments, 16,500 jobs
Wednesday, 19 October 2011 Toby Price The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has warned that if a royal decree is passed in its current draft form, 69% less new wind energy capacity will be installed in the various regions between now ...
CSP Today two-part guide to South Africa
South Africa must overcome local hurdles to grow CSP
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 REM Lacking of a definitive Government energy policy in South Africa has been a key barrier hindering progress in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market in the country. If these challenges can be overc...
Energy saving measures increase property values according to DECC survey
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