Solar Thermal Electric

New partnership between Synhelion and Wood accelerates market entry of solar fuels

Thursday, 13 May 2021 Robin Whitlock Swiss solar fuel pioneer Synhelion has entered into a partnership with Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment to rapidly bring solar-based synthetic ...

Solar Heat Europe and Liquid Gas Europe publish joint policy on carbon reduction

Thursday, 29 October 2020 Robin Whitlock Solar Heat Europe and Liquid Gas Europe have called on European, national, and local policymakers to take a comprehensive approach to emissions reduction focusing on cost-effective modernisation of heating ...

REFRACTARIS Provides Heat Shield for New Solar Tower in China

Monday, 07 October 2019 REM

Spanish firm, REFRACTARIS, has designed and built the thermal heat shield for the Luneng Haixi, a new concentrated solar power plant located in China.

Abengoa and Acciona to build Cerro Dominador solar thermal Plant

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 Dan McCue Abengoa and Acciona, through a consortium formed for this purpose, have signed a contract to complete the construction of the Cerro Dominador solar thermal plant in Chile. The consortium, led by Acciona ...

Britain's ContourGlobal to Buy Acciona's Spanish CSP Portfolio

Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Dan McCue

Britain’s ContourGlobal has agreed to buy to buy Acciona’s five solar thermal plants in Spain for €1.09 billion (about $1.19 million).

SolarReserve Reaches Milestone in solar thermal Project Development

Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Dan McCue SolarReserve has received Development Approval for its Aurora Solar Energy Project, a key milestone required to build the 150 MW solar thermal power station 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Port Augusta. ...

Ashalim’s Solar Tower is World’s Tallest

Wednesday, 27 December 2017 Dan McCue The Ashalim solar thermal Power Station, located in Israel’s Negev desert, is one of the largest projects of its type in the world. It is also the first solar thermal or concentrated solar power (CSP) ...

Solar Certification Fund launches 9^th call for proposals for new solar thermal Certification

Friday, 24 November 2017 Robin Whitlock The Solar Certification Fund (SCF) has launched its 9th call for proposals to continue to provide regular and reliable support for developing better solar thermal Certification and standardisation and ...

Fractal Design Creates More Efficient Solar Receivers

Thursday, 26 October 2017 Dan McCue Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed fractal-like, concentrating solar power receivers for small- to medium-scale use they say are up to 20 percent more effective at absorbing sunlight ...

South Australia

Solar Research Field Opens in South Australia

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 REM Australian car parts company Precision Components has partnered with the University of South Australia to open the concentrated solar research field in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ...