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More green energy for the globe
On 30th August begins the new TREE (Transfer Renewable Energy & Efficiency) series of seminars for employees of ministries and multipliers from 57 countries at the Renewables Academy, Berlin. The goal is to train relevant stakeholders on technical, economic and legal aspects of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, so as to provide an effective framework for market growth in the countries of origin. As part of the scholarship program there will be 11 seminars in different technology priorities, online courses and brochures provided with legal questions. Participants will learn which technology is suitable for which sites, how best the political environment can be shaped more efficiently, what funding mechanisms can be used, as well as aspects of project management. Seven more seminars will be held in South Africa, Mexico, Malaysia, the UAE and India on Solar Thermal Power Plants and Project Finance for Renewable Energies.
CSP Today International Awards open for nominations
From today, concentrated Solar Thermal power suppliers, developers and EPCs are able to nominate themselves to win one of the CSP Today International Awards.
BrightSource close to approval for 392 MW solar thermal power plant in California
BrightSource Energy announced a siting committee of the California Energy Commission has issued a proposed decision recommending the approval of the company's 392 MW Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, a solar thermal power project in the High Desert region of California.
When final approval is given, and the power plant built, it will be the largest [...]
CSP Today: Interview with José Javier González from ABENER
Ahead of the First Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India, CSP Today catches up with José Javier González from ABENER, who will be speaking at the Summit.
Co to sell power to NTPC arm [Nagpur] – The Times Of India
NAGPUR: Pradhan Energy Projects Pvt Ltd (PEPPL), a company set up by
Ravi Pradhan, plans to set up a photo voltaic plant (PV) and a solar thermal
power plant in the district. A PV plant can be set up in 18 months while a solar thermal plant takes
around 24 months to get to the commissioning stage.
Construction of the Andasol 3 solar power plant is on schedule!
The construction works for the joint solar thermal power plant Andasol 3 are on schedule, with the completion of the parabolic trough collectors. A total of 7,296 collectors was assembled and anchored in the solar field with each collector unit measuring 12 meters and weighing 2.5 tons. The power plant extends over a surface of [...]
Bilfinger Berger, Nur Energie join Desertec initiative as Associated Partners
Bilfinger Berger and Nur Energie have joined Desertec — the industrial initiative which we already covered for few times in the past — as Associated Partners.
Bilfinger Berger's competence lays in the installation and maintenance of both solar power plants and wind turbines, currently ensuring the efficient operation of solar thermal power plants in Spain and [...]
Albiasa to help develop solar project on Kauai – Honolulu Star-Bulletin
A developer of solar heat technology, headquartered in Spain, has
been selected to provide the equipment and tools for a 10-megawatt concentrated
solar thermal power plant on Kauai. CAPTION: Albiasa Corp. was selected by Kauai-based Pacific Light & Power to
develop and supply its parabolic trough
Siemens to supply solar receivers for CSP plant in Spain
Siemens Energy has received an order from a consortium between ABANTIA and COMSA to supply solar receivers to Spain. The consortium will act as EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) to develop a solar thermal power plant in Les Borges Blanques in the province of Lleida in Northeastern Spain. Siemens will deliver the solar receivers UVAC [...]
BrightSource Energy gets US funding – The Jerusalem Post
BrightSource Energy, a developer of utility-scale solar- thermal
power plants, announced Monday that the US Department of Energy has
conditionally committed to provide $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to support
the financing of BrightSource’s 400 MW Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating
System. The
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