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Namibia's first CSP plant is closer
The project titled 'Concentrating Solar Power Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia' (CSP TT NAM) has been endorsed by Global...
20 February 2013
Proposed Hidden Hills CSP plant in California
California Energy Commission (CEC) staff has requested to Hidden Hills Presiding Member to issue a 'subpoena duces tecum' to include the attendance...
05 February 2013
Schematic diagram of Crescent Dunes CSP plant with moltes salt TES by SolarReserve
After the last reports about the added value of CSP technology with thermal energy storage (TES) published by the CSP Alliance and NREL, it looks...
01 February 2013
artist rendering of a similar plant to Rice
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved an amendment to the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Pacific Gas & Electric (PG...
26 January 2013
artist rendering of the proposed Ouarzazate CSP complex
The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) has announced on January, 23 the prequalification process for the second phase of the Ouarzazate CSP...
24 January 2013
Tower under construction in Crescent Dunes CSP plant
Emerson Process Management has announced in a press release it has been awarded a contract to apply its Ovation™ expert control system at the...
18 January 2013
Rio Mesa CSP project
BrightSource will put its Rio Mesa Concentrated Solar Power project on hold as it's unclear it could meet the terms of the PPA signed with Southern...
16 January 2013
IRENA Global Atlas of Solar and Wind resources
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has announced at its annual general assembly held on January 13 and 14, the Global Atlas of...
14 January 2013
artist rendering of a similar CSP plant by SolarReserve
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) have published the Final Environmental Impact Statement (...
03 January 2013
Artist rendering of Hidden Hills CSP plant proposed by BrightSource in California
On December 21, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has released the Final Staff Assessment (FSA) for the Hidden Hills Concentrated Solar Power...
22 December 2012

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