US banks $737 million on molten-salt solar power in Nevada

Concentrating solar power (CSP) is currently more expensive than energy from photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, but it promises one significant perk over PV: its potential for being combined with energy storage that keeps producing electricity long after the sun stops shining. That's exactly the kind of perk developers of the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 29, 20110Comments

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US backs solar project set to fire up CSP capacity

A massive concentrating solar power (CSP) plant that's just received a partial guarantee for an $852-million loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) is expected to increase the nation's currently installed CSP capacity by about 50 percent. The 250-megawatt (MW) Genesis Solar Project is set to be built on land managed by the Bureau of…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 30, 20110Comments

Energy

50-MW solar thermal plant in the works for Spain

Spanish officials have cleared the way for the development of a 50-megawatt solar thermal energy plant to be built in Alcazar de San Juan. The project is being developed by Termosolar Alcazar, a joint venture between SolarReserve, a US developer of utility-scale solar power projects and Preneal, a Spanish developer of renewable energy projects. The Termosolar Alcazar…

ByThe Global ViewJune 27, 20110Comments

Energy

Southwest Solar hits ‘big milestone’ in next-gen CSP

Southwest Solar Technologies has successfully tested a high-temperature air receiver prototype that will eventually be used to test the company's advanced solar-turbine power system. Currently in development, the system uses a parabolic solar dish with mirrors to concentrate the sun's energy to drive a high-efficiency turbine engine and generate electricity. The air receiver test was conducted using…

ByThe Global ViewJune 23, 20110Comments

Energy

Two projects will double US’s concentrating solar capacity

Two concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in California have received a boost of nearly $2 billion courtesy of the US Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE is offering conditional loan guarantees for: The Mojave Solar Project (MSP) (a $1.2 billion loan guarantee) in San Bernardino County, and The Genesis Solar Project (a $682 million loan guarantee), located…

ByThe Global ViewJune 15, 20110Comments

Energy

Solar power without the panels

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ByThe Global ViewMay 31, 20112Comments

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US funds ‘tallest molten salt tower in the world’

Nevada could soon be home to the tallest molten salt tower in the world, and it doesn't want to hear any jokes about possible Vegas-Sodom-Gomorrah-Lot's wife connections. This is all about energy: clean solar power and cutting-edge energy storage. The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is on its way to moving forward now that the US…

ByThe Global ViewMay 20, 20110Comments

Energy

Google-backed project to double solar thermal in US

Solar thermal electricity production in the US is poised for a big boost, now that financing has recently been closed for the world's largest solar project. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, set for completion in 2013, will nearly double the amount of solar thermal electricity produced in the US. The plant is being developed in…

ByThe Global ViewApril 12, 20110Comments

Energy

Sahara power for Europe: The light at the end of the desert

Desertification is a dirty word, but deserts are not entirely without their uses. Plans are underway to transform swathes of the Sahara into a glimmering sea of mirrors, with the goal of piping cheap, clean and efficient solar energy into the heart of Europe. Dubbed the Desertec Industrial Initiative, it will create vast fields of concentrated…

ByThe Global ViewJune 23, 20100Comments

Energy

California OKs solar thermal contract

Solar thermal is the way to go, says California's Public Utilities Commission. Commissioners this week approved a contract between Southern California Edison and eSolar, a firm that plans to build solar thermal energy facilities that could generate up to 245 megawatts of electricity. Under the 20-year contract, inked earlier this year, Southern California Edison will purchase…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 5, 20080Comments

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US banks $737 million on molten-salt solar power in Nevada

US backs solar project set to fire up CSP capacity

50-MW solar thermal plant in the works for Spain

Southwest Solar hits ‘big milestone’ in next-gen CSP

Two projects will double US’s concentrating solar capacity

Solar power without the panels

US funds ‘tallest molten salt tower in the world’

Google-backed project to double solar thermal in US

Sahara power for Europe: The light at the end of the desert

California OKs solar thermal contract

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