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By region: Latin America

Abengoa wins first CSP tender in Chile, will build a 110 MW tower plant to generate around the clock
Abengoa has been selected by Ministry of Energy of the Chilean Government and Corfo (Corporación de Fomento de la Producción) as the winner bidder to...
09 January 2014
Abengoa files EIS for 110 MW CSP project in Chie to work 24/7 (Picture: CRS Sales pilot plant in Spain)
Abengoa has filed an Environmental Impact Statement with the Chilean Environmental Assessment Service to build a a 110 MW Concentrated Solar Power...
09 December 2013
A parabolic trough test loop with molten salt by Archimede Solar Energy
The announcement has been made by Italian company Archimede Solar Energy (ASE), which will provide the Direct Steam Generation (DSG) tubes for a...
11 November 2013
290 MW of CSP have been registered for Brazilian energy auction
A total of 10 projects amounting 290 MW of Concentrated Solar Power have been filed with the Brazilian Energy Research Agency (EPE in Portuguese)....
09 September 2013
The 'Climate Bonds Inititative', an investor-focused not-for-profit, promoting large-scale investment in the low-carbon economy, has released the...
20 August 2013
Chile's Energy Ministry has announced a delay in the bidding process for the CSP plant promoted by Chile's government. Deadline for submission of...
22 July 2013
DNI in South America. NREL
Eletrosul, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brazil's Eletrobras, has announced its plans to study a large-scale deployment of Concentrated Solar Power in...
23 June 2013
SolarReserve's Crescent Dunes CSP plant
While markets like southern Europe, India or US are slowing down, suffering delays or even being halted, some other emerging markets, like Chile or...
18 April 2013
Close view of Ivanpah's solar receiver with the first solar flux
First glints over Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Power plant have been seen in the last days. A sign that everything goes ahead towards the forthcoming...
05 March 2013
Chile launches tender for CSP plant
Chile's government has just launched a tender to build what could be the first CSP plant -for electricity generation- in the country. Companies,...
28 February 2013

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