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...
Frost & Sullivan report predicts acceleration of utility-scale solar in the US
Friday, 11 January 2013 Robin WhitlockThe fall in solar module prices in general leads developers to favour solar PV over CSP, the report says
New report promotes economic benefits of CSP with storage
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 Robin WhitlockConcentrated Solar Power with thermal storage can offer significant economic value for utilities and grid operators
NREL study shows CSP with energy storage can help utilities
Friday, 21 December 2012 Robin WhitlockConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) with thermal energy storage can add significant value to a company’s energy mix, a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has revealed
Principal Solar white paper compares role for CSP and PV in green marketplace
Friday, 21 December 2012 REM Principal Solar, Inc. has released a new white paper, “Technological Niches: Concentrated Solar Thermal vs. Photovoltaic Solar,” comparing concentrated solar thermal (CST) and photovoltaic (PV) so...
US solar energy growth in the 3rd quarter led by PV, report says
Tuesday, 11 December 2012 REM The US solar photovoltaics market installed 684 MW in the third quarter of 2012, representing 44 percent growth over the same period last year, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industri...
Renewable power costs continue to fall
Tuesday, 20 November 2012 Robin WhitlockRenewable energy has become the most cost-effective way to generate electric power for hundreds of millions of people worldwide who are not on the grid, a new IRENA policy brief reveals.
Abengoa begins construction of CSP plants South Africa
Monday, 12 November 2012 REMAbengoa 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.
United States
Good week for solar, as US government strengthens backing for research
Wednesday, 05 September 2012 REM Building off SunShot Initiative investments in Concentrating solar power announced last week, the United States Energy Department has unveiled five new research projects to accelerate innovations that...
US Energy Dept. unveils new investments to spur breakthroughs in cost-competitive solar
Thursday, 30 August 2012 REMThe US Dept. of Energy has announced five new research projects to accelerate innovations that could lower the cost of photovoltaic and Concentrating solar power technologies.
Crown Estate to lease more wave and tidal sites for technology development
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