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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
Arizona State University and AORA Solar partner to enhance the Solar Tulip CSP system
AORA Solar has agreed to install the first ever Solar Tulip hybrid generating facility in the United States on university land, and Arizona State...
18 March 2014
Crescent Dunes, 'the other CSP tower', enters commisioning phase
It's not been a good idea to release a story like this just at the same time the Ivanpah CSP plant was being dedicated by Energy Secretary Ernst...
18 February 2014
After some days of rumours about the status of Ivanpah, we can say it has officially come online. NRG Solar, the company which operates the plant has...
13 February 2014
Similar value for tower and parabolic trough CSP technologies, according to NREL
The findings of a new report just released by NREL may be a bit surprising as it finds similar value for two very diferent Concentrated Solar Power (...
12 February 2014
Feasibility study to be conducted in Australia for CSP hybrid plants
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has finally committed to fund a feasibility study to replace or hybridize a couple of coal-fired power...
15 January 2014
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
Dark clouds are surrounding the Palen Concentrated Solar Power project after the California Energy Commission staff has unveiled its proposed...
18 December 2013
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
Aerial view of Crescent Dunes, a SolarReserve's CSP plant in the US
SolarReserve, a developer of large-scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, has announced the company's international...
03 December 2013

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