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20-01-2012
US DOE Announces University Solar Energy Research Opportunities REVE The money will be made available to university-based projects over five years to develop and demonstrate innovative heat transfer fluids for use in concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. As part of the US Department of Energy's (DOE) SunShot ... |
21-01-2012
Renewable energy investments worldwide set record in 2011 REVE This includes USD 354 million invested in the 92.5 MW Hanas Ningxia Yanchi Gaoshawo concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in China. Global investment in clean energy reached a new record of US$260bn in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the ... |
21-01-2012
NTPC to set up 5 MW solar power plant in Andamans REVE The company has internally targeted a capacity of about 1000 MW from renewable energy projects in the near term, including a clutch of wind power farms in Karnataka and concentrated solar power generation projects in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. ... |
21-01-2012
 KCET (blog) | Suncatchers: A Solar Tech Rundown KCET (blog) by Brian Frank Pictured above: Solar power tower and surrounding heliostats at the Gemasolar concentrating solar power plant in Spain. The 20-megawatt plant is the first such plant to use molten salt technology for thermal storage. ... |
20-01-2012
Concentrating Photovoltaics: It's Make It or Break It Time RenewableEnergyWorld.com The technology also had efficiency upwards of 40 percent, was faster to install, and didn't need nearly as much water as concentrating solar power (CSP). The industry went from less than 1 MW in 2009 to 5 MW in 2010. And last year, though far under ... |
20-01-2012
Nevada aims at enhancing geothermal energy REVE Including the conversion of urban waste into ethanol, the extraction of methane gas as a by-product of the landfill, the development of concentrating solar thermal power and the integration into the grid of all renewable sources. |
20-01-2012
European-Algerian agreement for renewable energy development REVE Algeria is a highly suitable solar energy source for Europe, photovoltaic and concentrated solar power, which in turn, thanks to this agreement, will be able to benefit from Western technology. Algeria and Europe have decided to join in the field of ... |
20-01-2012
Carmen Becerril (Acciona) advocates investment in wind power REVE Acciona is one of the leaders in wind energy and concentrated solar power. Manufactures wind turbines and build wind farm. The wind energy brings more tax revenue and employment. Carmen Becerril (Acciona) supports investment in renewable energy. |
20-01-2012
Wind farms held up due to high cable cost Radio New Zealand The South Island's power stations pay to use the New Zealand's high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable across Cook Strait. TrustPower community relations manager Graeme Purches says four of its South Island projects have been held up due high cable ... |
20-01-2012
ENERGY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE ... Power Engineering Magazine To advance promising utility-scale solar energy technologies, DOE will make up to $10 million available to support the development of more efficient heat transfer fluids to reduce the cost of energy from concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. ... |
19-01-2012
UAE, Spain venture agree on $5 billion concentrated solar power spending REVE A joint venture between Spain's Sener and Abu Dhabi's Masdar, Torresol Energy, announced that it would invest some $5 billion in construction of concentrating solar thermal power plants in Spain, USA and Middle East. Torresol's President Enrique ... |
19-01-2012
Chamelic Invents Answer for Desert Solar & Dust! Green Prophet The huge and visionary Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii)plan to ship vast amounts of solar to Europe has one glaring potential weakness. Dust. Deserts have all the sun that is needed to power vast cities, and recently, the 3rd Desertec deal was ... |
19-01-2012
GeoModel Solar launches new generation online tools for solar site prospecting Renewable Energy Magazine (press release) ... thus allowing for accurate data query, sites selection and comparison, and informed decision making about the best position for a prospective photovoltaic, concentrated photovoltaic or concentrated solar power project," Suri said. ... |
19-01-2012
 Treehugger | UAE-Spain join venture plans $5bn solar spend Emirates 24/7 Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Spain's Sener and Abu Dhabi's Masdar, plans to invest up to $5 billion in the short-term to build concentrated solar power plants (CSP) in the Middle East, Spain, and the US, its president said on Wednesday. ... Twin 50 MW Solar Thermal Plants Go Online in Spain; Each Can Run 7.5 Hours ... Masdar Institute's Laboratory for Energy and Nano Sciences Offers Unique Scope ... Sener, Masdar JV starts commercial operations at Spain solar plants |
20-01-2012
 EnergyBoom | DoD Sites in Western States Could Generate 7 GW of Solar EnergyBoom ... photovoltaic (PV) with and with without trackers (the lion's share of total potential production, at about 10 GW); solar thin-film PV, also with and without trackers; dish/Stirling engine concentrating solar power (CSP); and parabolic trough CSP. ... |
