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After the completion of the tower in the Khi Solar One CSP plant in South Africa, the construction team has started to lift the solar reciver to the...
02 April 2014
From left to right: Oscar Rodríguez Acinas (TSK), Félix Rivas Anoro* (Acciona), Ernesto Álvarez (Sener) y Juan Antonio Merino (Dow)
Representatives from Acciona, Dow, SENER and TSK have met in Madrid this week to celebrate the companies’ strong relationship and commitment in...
31 January 2014
Mott MacDonald appointed lender's technical advisor for Bokpoort CSP plant in South Africa
Mott MacDonald has been appointed as lenders’ technical advisor by Investec Bank Limited and Absa Bank Limited for a concentrated solar power (CSP)...
14 December 2013
Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced a new order for 307...
06 December 2013
KfW approves €654 million loan for Ouarzazate CSP phase II and II
German state-owned bank KfW has approve a €654 million loan to finance the second and third phase of the Ouarzazate CSP complex -also known as Noor...
04 November 2013
Parabolic trough from a CSP plant in Spain - Abengoa
Abengoa has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) of South Africa to develop Xina Solar One, a 100 MW parabolic trough plant with a five-...
29 October 2013
South Africa: only two applicants selected to bid for 200 MW CSP allocation in REIPPPP
UPDATE: Abengoa and Emvelo have been selected for 100 MW each South Africa's Department of Energy has published an announcement in its website...
29 October 2013
Gemasolar, a CSP plant in Spain using molten salt technology
The French Development Agency (AFD in French) has agreed to facilitate a €100 million loan to South African utility Eskom for the development of a...
16 October 2013
Groundbreaking ceremony for Bokpoort's CSP plant in South Africa has been held
The groundbreaking ceremony for the commencement of construction at the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power plant has been held today in Groblershoop,...
25 September 2013
Abengoa turns to Dow as HTF supplier for its CSP plants
The Export Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has announced it has authorized a couple of direct loans to Spanish company Abengoa. The...
24 September 2013

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