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.

Spain

Close to two million euros for research into solar-biomass hybridisation

Thursday, 28 April 2011 No sooner said than done. A couple of weeks ago, Valeriano Ruiz, President of Spain’s Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energy (CTAER), told Renewable Energy Magazine that solar-biomass hybridisation ...

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 ...

Spain

Foundation stone laid for Catalonia’s first solar thermal electric facility

Monday, 28 March 2011 Catalonia in the north east of Spain is to have a solar thermal electric plant, following in the footsteps of Spain’s southern provinces, which already boast the most installed capacity anywhere ...

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.

New Concentrated Solar Power Markets Report published

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 Toby Price Market intelligence provider, CSP Today, has published its latest report providing real data, analysis and insights into the biggest opportunities and the most pressing challenges that the CSP industry ...

Solar thermal electricity will cost 50% less to produce in 15 years

Wednesday, 05 January 2011 This is one of the conclusions of a study by consultancy firm, AT Kearney, commissioned by the European Solar Thermal Energy Association (Estela), which forecasts that this technology's manageability will ...

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). ...

Construction of Algerian hybrid plant moving on a pace

Thursday, 30 September 2010 Abener and Teyma are at an advanced stage of construction of the Hassi R’Mel-ISCC hybrid gas-solar concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Algeria, near the largest natural African gas reserve with ...

Concentrated solar power comes to Chile

Friday, 24 September 2010 GDF Suez and Solar Power Group have agreed to jointly develop a 5-MW solar thermal electric power plant which will supply superheated steam to the Mejillones coal-fired plant (150 MW) in the North of Chile. ...