Tag Archives: csp
40% of U.S Pipeline is “Small Solar”
Favorable incentives and financing models continue to fuel interest in small solar projects, with installations at schools, municipal buildings, hospitals and retail stores now accounting for 40% of the US pipeline, reports NPD Solarbuzz. More than 1,300 projects under way are between 50 kilowatts (kW) and 500 kW in capacity with a cumulative PV generation [...]
U.S + Spain = Killing it in CSP
Spain and the United States are leading the world in Concentrated Solar Power installations, according to a report from British energy intelligence firm GBI. Spain, with more than 1,000 megawatts of installed CSP, has 65 percent of the world’s CSP capacity. The US has about a third. The next country in the lineup is Algeria with [...]
Interview: Tex Wilkins Discusses CSP Industry
Last week, we interviewed Belen Gallego, Founder & Director at CSP Today and PV Insider, in conjunction with the CSP Today 6th Concentrated Solar Thermal Power USA ConferenceGallego’s putting on in Las Vegas this Wednesday and Thursday (June 27-28). Today, with the conference starting in just 48 hours, we present our interview with Frank “Tex” Wilkins, Executive [...]
Belen Gallego on the Future of CSP
The following interview is with Belen Gallego, Founder & Director at CSP Today and PV Insider. Ms. Gallego is also in charge of CSP Today’s range of conferences and trade shows, including the upcoming CSP Today 6th Concentrated Solar Thermal Power USA Conference, being held in Las Vegas beginning on June 27-28. For a helpful discussion of CSP, [...]
The Largest CSP Parabolic Trough
The largest parabolic troughs in the concentrating solar power (CSP) game were recently installed as a 275 kilowatt demonstration system at the Sunray Energy facility in Daggett, California. The LAT 73 reflective troughs have a 7.3 meter aperture and were developed through a partnership between Gossamer Space Frames and 3M. The new technologies could help [...]
CSP Technology: Down But Not Out
Concentrated solar power (CSP) has had a tougher time of late than its photovoltaic cousin. But they say you can’t keep a good technology down. That’s reaffirmed by a new Pike Research report: “Concentrated Solar Power.” The report, written by Pike Research Senior Analyst Peter Asmus anticipated that revenue from the CSP market will rise [...]
3M and Gossamer’s Large Aperture Trough 73 Solar Collector
Solar thermal energy technology has taken an important step further with a new collaboration between 3M’s Renewable Energy Division and Gossamer Space Frames. The companies yesterday unveiled a new parabolic trough solar collector technology designed to reduce costs and equipment for Concentrated Solar Power systems. CSP is a solar system whereby sunlight is converted to [...]
BrightSource Withdraws IPO
BrightSource Energy is withdrawing its upcoming IPO, citing volatile market conditions. The company set the price for the IPO just weeks ago. It was looking to raise $183 million, down from the original $250 million when it first filed. It planned to make up the difference from private investors Alstom ($75 million) and Caithness Development ($10 million). “While we [...]
The European Super Grid
Work is being done to connect the UK grid to other European countries and in the long-term a European super grid could one day be created, sharing excess electricity between nations. The super grid is the future electricity system that will enable Europe to undertake a once-off transition to sustainability. The concept of a super [...]