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Largest CSP Plant Coming to Abu Dhabi
The world’s richest city will soon have an equally rich renewableenergy power plant that will produce about 100MW of clean electricalpower. Abu Dhabi’s state-owned renewable energy firm, Masdar, haspartnered with Total and Abengoa Solar to develop the Shams 1, a concentrated solar power plant. The plant will be the largest in the world, extending over [...]
Air Force to Try CSP in Hawaii
The United States Air Force has signed a contract with the SchaferCorporation of Massachusetts to allow a test of concentrating solar power (CSP) at a Maui, Hawaii military sitein an attempt to offset a military computer system’s power demand. Officially titled the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract,the project is specifically focused on the expansion of CPV(Concentrated [...]
Market Growth for PV Solar vs. CSP: Which is Fastest
Starting in late 2008, the photovoltaic (PV) solar market felt theimpact of the global recession, as inventories began piling up within a few quarters due to the plunging price ofcrystalline silicon cells and modules derived from falling polycrystalline silicon costs, reduced availability of bank credit, andSpain’s dramatic demand decline, as its temporary subsidies faded away. [...]
The IEA’s Global Roadmap For CSP
Along with its photovoltaic solar (PV) roadmap, the International Energy Agency also released a roadmap formaximizing concentrated solar’s (CSP) global potential [pdf]. The two reports, released congruently at the Mediterranean Solar Plan conference in Valencia, Spain, depict thetwo forms of solar as working differently but harmoniously in providingthe world with clean energy — up to a [...]
Albiasa Teams With Pacific Light and Power On 10 MW CSP Plant
Albiasa Corp., a developer and supplier of solar thermal technology, hasreceived a letter of intent from Pacific Light & Power (PLP) for the supply of solar collection and thermal energy storagetechnology and equipment for its 10 MW PLP Kauai 1 project in Hawaii. The project is being developed by Albiasa and PLP, a developer of [...]
Alcoa’s New CSP Technology Could Lower Cost of Solar
The aluminum manufacturer Alcoa has partnered with the NationalRenewable Energy Lab (NREL) to test a new type of solar technology thatit believes will lower the cost of renewable energy. The project is being partially funded by a U.S. $2.1 millionDepartment of Energy (DoE) grant. Currently, solar troughs use parabola-shaped glass mirrors that areattached to a [...]
Fluor Secures 50 MW CSP Contract
Irving, Texas-headquartered Fluor Corp. has been awarded an engineering services contractby Elecnor SA for a new 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant inBadajoz, Spain. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value thisquarter. Fluor will provide detailed engineering and otherassociated services for the project. When complete, the 50 MW CSPgenerating facility will capture solar energy [...]
Torresol Energy Gets $120m for CSP Plant
Eco Factor: Concentrated Solar Plant to generate 17MW of renewable power. Torresol Energyhas received a $120m loan from the European Investment Bank to developGemasolar – a salt-based concentrated solar plant that is expected togenerate about 17MW of renewable power. The plantwill utilize a breakthrough technology to store heat in the form ofmolten salt that will [...]
Torresol Energy Gets $120m for CSP Plant
Torresol Energyhas received a $120m loan from the European Investment Bank to developGemasolar – a salt-based concentrated solar plant that is expected togenerate about 17MW of renewable power. The plantwill utilize a breakthrough technology to store heat in the form ofmolten salt that will enable the plant to generate energy for 15 hourseach day. The [...]