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Aora’s Solar Flower Power Fire Up in the Desert
AORA Solar had its Kibbutz Samar Launch Event, to show off “flowery” new technology that generates 100kW of electrical power and 170kW of thermal power
Juice From Concentrate: Reducing Emissions with Concentrating Solar Thermal Power
This report examines Concentrating Solar Thermal power (CST), a renewable energy resource that presents policy-makers and investors with a significant potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector...
Andasol 1 is officially inaugurated
Today Europe's first ever parabolic trough power plant, Andasol 1, is being officially inaugurated under the patronage of the president of the Junta de Andalucía...
Masdar’s message to the world: there is life after oil
As the camels drifted off into the sunset near Sharm el Sheikh last night, a new dawn was beginning for Abu Dhabi...
Solar power faces early sunset in Australia
Australian support for the solar industry is faltering just as the technology promises to deliver baseload power...
Europe eyes giant desert solar power plant
As the world's reserves of hydrocarbon fuels dwindle, a German-led consortium is pushing ahead with a revolutionary plan to build a giant thermal solar power plan in the North African desert that would provide up to 15 percent of Europe's electricity need...
Next generation solar power could replace fossil fuels says WRI
Concentrating solar thermal (CST) power has the potential to provide power on the margin of the demand curve, as well as replacing coal at the core of the power mix in the US, according to a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI.)...
Hybrid Thermal Plant Provides Constant Power
Since its inception, solar technology development has existed primarily as either photovoltaic, with many small units or residences or commercial buildings, or as large-scale solar thermal...
Meltdown 101: Where are the renewable energy jobs?
Everywhere you turn there is talk of a shift to renewable energy, of building wind farms and solar plants, of making buildings more efficient, of developing biofuels. And of billions in federal funding to help make it all happen...
Labor targets the solar industry
BrightSource will use union labor to build it's desert solar power plants and hence, hasn't been deluged with requests form unions to study environmental impacts....
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Abengoa Solar partners with Total and Masdar to build, own and operate the first large scale Solar Power Plant in the Middle East
Construction beginning in mid 2010, the Shams concentrating solar power (CSP) station.
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Developing Desertec - European Dream Of Desert Energy Taking Shape
Can the Sahara Desert really meet Europe's voracious appetite for energy? The Desertec solar power project aims to do just that, but a host of obstacles remain. Overly optimistic expectations are now being scaled down as the project starts to take shape.
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Future of Global Solar Energy Market Bright after Tumultuous 2009
Rebound in the coming years and ultimately eclipse the $83 billion market in 2014
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Secretary Chu Announces up to $62 Million for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development
Investment will speed the commercialization and deployment of cutting-edge solar technologies.
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CSIRO to build solar power tower
CSIRO is building the largest solar power tower of its type in the world at the National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle.
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Abener will develop a project of melted salts storage for the Solar Platform in Almeria
The project, promoted by CIEMAT, will increase the capacity of the plant to store thermosolar energy.
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Costs for solar thermal may fall as low as 3.5 cents
Along a dusty two-lane highway in California's Mojave Desert, 550,000 mirrors point skyward to make steam for electricity. Google Inc, Chevron Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are betting this energy will become cheaper than coal
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Solimpeks has recently implemented one of England’s largest hybrid collector system In the city of Chetwode Road successfully
Solimpeks ,Turkey's the biggest thermal and hybrid collector manufacturer.
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Abengoa Solar begins commercial operation of Solnova 3, the company’s second 50-megawatt parabolic trough plant
Solnova 3 passed the operation and production tests conducted over a three-day period.
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Northeast Tennessee Builds Bright Future in Solar
The Tri-Cities area of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia sees a bright future in the solar industry.
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Alanod-Solar Unveils First and Only High Capacity Laser Welding Facility in North America
Facility to Produce World's Leading Solar Thermal Absorbers.
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Solar Trust Tests Next Generation Collector Technology
Advanced parabolic trough solar radiation collector technology.
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Phoebus Energy’s Hybrid Water Heating System™ Drastically Reduces Costs
The Hagoshrim and Inbal Hotels are reaping the significant economic and environmental benefits of the hybrid heating system.
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Frbiz Analyzes That the Production of Solar Water Heaters is a Great Business Opportunity
Dry Cooling System Designed to Minimize Water Consumption and Energy Usage.
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A. O. Smith Enters Strategic Agreement With Chromagen, a Solar Water Heating Solutions Manufacturer
Marketing and distribution rights of its solar collectors for use in residential and commercial solar water heating systems
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Tampa Electric seeks to expand energy-efficiency programs and incentives
The company’s proposal to the Florida Public Service Commission includes increased use of renewable technologies to help Tampa Electric meet its demand-side management goals for 2010-2019.
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Natural Gas and Alternative Energy: A Promising Combination
Possible benefits include drought-protected electricity for Seattle.
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SCHOTT Solar has its hopes riding on high-quality solutions in the areas of photovoltaic and solar thermal power plants
SCHOTT Solar AG will be presenting a wide variety of new products at the industry trade fair Intersolar in Munich (Neue Messe München). ...
Thermodynamic solars: a new italian technology
Encouraging news in the renewable energy come from solar thermal industry that, in 2009, has experienced considerable growth and that seems destined to play an even more important in coming years....
New Hybrid Solar Collector Produced By Solimpeks Corp
The Volther hybrid solar collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously....
New Solar Receivers Boost Efficiency
Siemens has optimized the receiver tubes for solar thermal facilities....
New solar technology achieves major milestone
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