Solar Thermal Electric

Abengoa to construct concentrated solar power plants in Chile, Mexico

Monday, 13 June 2011 Dan McCue

Spain’s Abengoa will develop concentrated solar power plants in the Atacama Desert in Chile and in Agua Prieta, Mexico, its first such projects in both countries.

SolarReserve gets multi-million dollar federal guarantee for Crescent Dunes

Friday, 27 May 2011 The US’s first utility-scale solar thermal power project to be developed using US technology has been given a push after its developer, SolarReserve, received an offer from the US Department of Energy ...

Finalists announced for the CSP Today US Awards 2011

Thursday, 26 May 2011 The 2nd edition of the CSP Today Awards USA 2011 will take place on Tuesday 28 June, as part of CSP TODAY USA 2011 conference, in its 5th edition this year. With thousands of online votes, the Concentrated ...

Spain

Renewable energy innovator to represent Spain in European Business Awards

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 Renewable energy is coming of age, as demonstrated by the recent selection of the engineering group, Sener (which is especially active in the solar thermal electric segment) to represent Spain in Europe’s ...

Spain

Solar-biomass hybridisation on the increase

Monday, 04 April 2011 Last month saw work start on the construction of a solar thermal electric plant that will combine solar energy and biomass. The plant being developed by Abantia and Comsa Emte is the second solar-biomass ...

CSP industry focuses on innovation and balance of plant

Friday, 18 March 2011 432.2 MW of concentrating solar power capacity had been installed in Spain alone by August 2010. Further projects are now in the pipeline, aided by favourable tariff regulations and national incentives, ...

Switzerland

ABB investment sharpens solar focus

Wednesday, 16 March 2011 Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB, a power and automation technology group, has agreed to buy a 35 percent stake in Novatec Solar (formerly Novatec Biosol), an innovative concentrated solar power (CSP) technology ...

FPL opens world’s first hybrid solar energy centre in US state of Florida

Monday, 07 March 2011 Dan McCue

Florida Power & Light Company, based in Juno Beach, Florida in the US has launched what it says is the world’s first hybrid solar energy centre.

Abener signs off first ISCC plant in the world

Monday, 13 December 2010 ONE (Office National de l’Electricité) recently granted Provisional Acceptance of the Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (hybrid solar-gas) plant built by Abener in Ain Beni Mathar (Morocco). ...

Spain leads the way in solar thermal electric power

Wednesday, 01 December 2010 The recent publication of the CSP Today World Map 2010 leaves no doubt that Spain is the largest and most important solar thermal electric power in the world. The map was presented during the Fourth International ...