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Hualapai Valley Solar project gets green light Friday, 06 November 2009 The 340 MW Hualapai Valley Solar Project being developed by Mohave Sun Power LLC has been given a boost after the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve the General ...

Calm after the storm in Spain's thermoelectric solar energy sector Tuesday, 03 November 2009 After a period of uncertainty and intense lobbying by Spain’s thermoelectric solar energy industry, the Spanish Congress has voted against a new law that threatened the sector’s future.

Siemens strengthens its position in solar thermal power market through acquisition of Solel Solar Systems Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Subject to approval by the responsible authorities, Siemens has taken a majority stake in solar receiver manufacturer Solel Solar Systems Ltd for €284 million. It is anticipated that the deal wil...

Google joins race to reach grid parity for solar thermal power Friday, 16 October 2009 BrightSource Energy a US-based solar thermal start-up recently received a hefty $115 million in funding from investors including Google to develop its solar power tower technology. Google is backing t...

Ausra to provide technology for Jordanian concentrated solar thermal power plant Thursday, 15 October 2009 US-based Ausra, Inc. has been selected as the solar steam boiler supplier for the proposed 100 MW JOAN1 concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project currently under development in Ma'an, Jordan....

Spain’s solar thermal electric sector challenges change in renewables legislation Tuesday, 13 October 2009 Late on Wednesday of last week, the Spanish Senate approved a new law which includes a repeal of Article 4 of Royal Decree 6/2009 establishing the registry of preliminary assignment of remuneration fo...

European Renewable Energy Directive: a golden opportunity for the Spanish concentrating solar power sector Tuesday, 13 October 2009 Requests for permission to connect 15,000 MW of concentrating solar power (CSP) to the Spanish electricity grid have been received by the Spanish grid operator, Red Eléctrica de España. ...

Solel awarded €1.8 million Spanish government grant for concentrating solar power manufacturing facility Wednesday, 07 October 2009 The grant will be used by the Israeli company as part of an €8.2 million investment in its first Spanish facility for producing components for concentrating solar power plants. The company plans ...

Public support for a solar thermal electric plant in Carmona, Seville (Spain) Monday, 05 October 2009 The fertile soils and strong defences provided by its high position enabled the sleepy town of Carmona in Southern Spain gain importance in the past and now its citizens hope their town can strengthen...

EU Energy Commissioner opens Abengoa's PS20 solar plant, the world's largest commercial solar tower plant Friday, 25 September 2009 The event was also attended by the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, José Antonio Griñán Martínez, and Spain’s Minister of Innovation, Development an...

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