Thermal

BrightSource Energy and Siemens seal deal for largest ever fully solar-powered steam turbine generator

Wednesday, 10 December 2008 BrightSource Energy, Inc., developer of large-scale solar thermal energy plants, has signed a contract with Siemens to purchase the steam turbine generator for BrightSource’s first 100MW plant at its ...

Olivier Drücke elected new president of the European solar Thermal Industry Federation

Saturday, 06 December 2008 2008 sector growth in the European Union estimated at 45%.

First European solar trough system kick-started

Tuesday, 11 November 2008 Andasol I, the first trough CSP system of the old continent, located in Granada, is already generating electricity. It will be under testing conditions for a few weeks, according to solarMillennium, the ...

Ausra launches first solar thermal plant in California in nearly 20 years

Monday, 27 October 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger on hand as next generation solar technology provides power and industrial steam on cost-competitive basis.

solar PST-Energie inaugurates Europe's largest solar thermal thermodynamic collector manufacturing plant

Monday, 15 October 2007

The factory, which will be located in Portugal, will sit on an area of 3,000 square meters and will provide material to Europe and America.

solar America Cities selected

Monday, 25 June 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy solar America Initiative chose last week the winning cities. The project seeks to form strategic partnerships with U.S. cities, helping to accelerate the adoption ...

Largest solar facility on a building in Europe

Tuesday, 05 June 2007

Telefónica, one of the world's largest phone companies, will boast the largest European solar power plant on a building.

solar thermal booming in Europe, says ESTIF

Friday, 13 April 2007 Europe's solar thermal industry is booming. According to surveys conducted by the European solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF), the European market grew by 35% to more than 2.7 million m² collector ...

The European Union creates a new solar map

Wednesday, 11 April 2007 The European Commission has published a new solar map with a detailed description of the solar PV potential in the different European geographical areas. The chart, which can be viewed online, allows ...

Gas Natural joins the solar thermal market

Tuesday, 13 March 2007 Gas Natural, one of Spain's largest utilities, has launched a new business line to promote the joint use of natural gas and solar energy in homes and service industries. The new business line will ...