Every chance I get, I bang the drum for solar thermal. When I’m asked where the energy industry will be in 50 years, I always point out that our dependence on fossil fuels is not sustainable, that the sun showers …
Category: Solar Thermal
Skyfuel — Breakthrough Cost Reduction in Solar Thermal
If you check out this little press release on Skyfuel’s new 50-megawatt parabolic trough solar thermal plant 400 kilometers east of Beijing, you’ll see why I favor this technology (concentrating solar power/CSP) as the future of clean energy. The company …
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Ahura Energy: A Breakthrough in Solar Thermal — But What is the Secret Sauce?
I just had a very interesting conversation on one of my favorite topics: solar thermal, or concentrating solar power (CSP). I came across Ahura Energy of Campbell, CA on the fantastic online resource OnGreen.com, and spoke with Dr. Fareed Sfard, …
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[The Vector] $1.45 Billion in Financing for Abengoa Solar
Abengoa Solar announced recently that it has finalized $1.45 billion in financing to build the world’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar power plant. Called Solana, the new project will be located about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Abengoa signed …
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[The Vector] Progress in Solar Thermal / CSP (Concentrating Solar Power)
The Vector is pleased to see progress made in the solar thermal / CSP (concentrating solar power) space. We have always believed that solar thermal is the heavy betting favorite to be the ultimate winner in the race for a …
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The Challenge Facing Concentrating Solar Power — Utilities Want Mature Technology
A reader points out that in talking about utility scale solar, only mature technologies are used — usually 20 to 30 years mature or more. He observes how long it’s taken PV to be seriously considered for plants over 10mW. …
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Utility Scale Solar Show in San Diego
I’ll be at the Utility Scale Solar show in San Diego on Wednesday. I know this is a debatable topic, but I tend to get more excited about utility scale anything, not because I think we can count on utilities …
New Partner in Portugal: Sun Business Development
I just got off the phone with an extremely professional company in Portugal with which 2GreenEnergy will be partnering to deliver renewables consulting and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) projects for our clients. You’ll travel a long way to find …
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[The Vector] Solar Thermal – Getting Competitive
Spain is world leader in utility-scale solar power generation with a capacity of more than 430 MW, following commissioning of their latest plant in the North West of the country. The United States’ utility scale solar generation is a little …
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Getting Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Off the Ground
I always try to keep my fingers on the pulse of concentrating solar power as the clean energy technology that will get us through the next century. Right this minute, 10,836MW of CSP are under development, but only 423MW in …
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