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ACWA confirms the completion of financing and commencement of construction of Bokpoort CSP plant
ACWA Power International has confirmed the completion of financing and commencement of construction of the BOKPOORT Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plantlocated in Northern Cape Province, 600 km south...
02 August 2013
Masen announces pre-qualified applicants for Ouarzazate 2 & 3 pojects
Masen, the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy has disclosed the seven consortia pre-qualified for NOOR II and NOOR III, most widely known as Ouarzazate 2 and Ouarzazate 3 CSP plants. The second phase...
01 August 2013
BrightSource signs MOU with CPI to supply its technology for first commercial scale CSP project under the U.S.-China Framework
As previously reported by CSP World, BrightSource announced its plans to expand operations outside US. Now, the company has revealed the signing of several Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...
01 August 2013
Abengoa turns from natural gas to electric heating in Mojave Solar CSP plant
The Mojave Solar plant being built by Abengoa in California has made a change in its design and will not use natural gas to avoid freezing of Heat Transfer Fluid, it will use instead a electric...
31 July 2013
BrightSource seeks to raise $35M in equity and note offering
BrightSource Energy, the California based Concentrated Solar Power technology developer has filled a $35 million offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The filling shows the company...
31 July 2013
AUSTELA adpats the SAM tool for the Australian CSP market
The Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association (AUSTELA), has performed the adaptation to the Australian market and weather of the NREL's developed System Advisor Model (SAM). This new tool will be...
25 July 2013
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has said to Alinta that it will not fund its requested feasibility study for a Concentrated Solar Power project. The idea behind this project was to...
24 July 2013
Chile's Energy Ministry has announced a delay in the bidding process for the CSP plant promoted by Chile's government. Deadline for submission of proposals has been extended until October, 22, two...
22 July 2013
First CSP company in Spain to go into liquidation after regulatory changes
Spain's Albiasa Solar, a company providing parabolic trough technology for Concentrated Solar Power plants, is winding up according to fillings with Spanish regulator. Albiasa Solar had developed its...
22 July 2013
Arpa-e releases a funding opportunity to promote collaboration among PV, CSP and Energy Storage
Is it possible to mix Photovoltaics, Concentrated Solar Power and Energy Storage systems to create a disruptive new solar energy conversion and storage technology?, people at ARPA-E think so and have...
18 July 2013

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