I’m delighted to note that the 392MW Ivanpah Solar Electricity Generating System begins commercial operation today. Solar thermal, aka concentrated solar power or CSP, has terrific potential to dominate the world of renewable energy if we can drive the costs …
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Tons of Concentrated Solar Power Headed for Northern Africa
I’ve often written that we’ll see the day when concentrated solar power (CSP, aka solar thermal) sited in Northern Africa will supply an enormous amount of energy – both for the region itself and for Europe to the north. Linked …
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2GreenEnergy Headed Back to the East Coast
Next week I’m headed to the East Coast for a series of meetings, heading north from Washington DC to Philadelphia to Newark (NJ), and finally New York. Where I would love to do all this intercity travel by train, I’ll …
Solar Thermal Towers: One Is Good, Several Is Better
As a set of technologies, solar thermal, aka concentrated solar power (CSP), lags at least a couple of decades behind the more mature industries of wind energy and photovoltaics. That means that we can expect lots of interesting advancements as …
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2GreenEnergy at the CSP Today Show in Las Vegas
As I’ve mentioned frequently, I deeply admire CSP Today and the robust way it covers the international breaking news on concentrated solar power, aka solar thermal. I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I had lunch in the …
Concentrated Solar Power, Can Play “Significant” Role in California
According to a study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), concentrated solar power (CSP, aka solar thermal) can make a “significant contribution” to California’s grid-mix, and play a role in the state’s quest to meet its renewable portfolio …
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Discussing Solar Thermal (aka Concentrated Solar Power, or CSP) in Quaint Los Olivos, CA
On Sunday afternoons, I like to take a decent hike, say 7 or 8 miles, and wind up at a nice place where I can get a beer, shake a few hands, and discuss what’s going on in the world. …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Green Tech Products That Will Save You Money
All home-owners are always searching for something that would bring down their bills. Be it something that would help you with the electricity bill, or the water bill, investing in an appliance or some simple device that would increase the …
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Engineering-related Internship at 2GreenEnergy
I just had a conversation with a college engineering student looking to do an internship at 2GreenEnergy. I sure hope this works out, as it’s a terrific “win-win-win,” as I like to call it: a) 2GreenEnergy gets more high-quality content, …
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Esplanade Capital To Present Key Concepts in Solar Energy Investments
Recently, my good friend and long-time 2GreenEnergy supporter Tom Konrad introduced me to his colleague Shawn Kravetz, founder of Esplanade Capital, a hedge fund that’s been “focused” on the solar energy market (pardon the pun) since 2006. When I met …
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