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eSolar CSP  tower technology
eSolar is in the way to raise $30 million from investors according to a 'Form D' filed last March 26 in the Securities and Exchange Commission. The...
27 March 2013
Ivanpah, a plant similar to Palen, currently under construction by BrightSource
In a press release issued today, Abengoa has announced its partnership with BrightSource Energy to build th 500 MW tower type plant Palen SEGS in...
15 March 2013
SkyFuel's collector for parabolic trough CSP plants
US SunShot Initiative has launched a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to award up to $7.5 million to projects aimed to reduce solar field...
04 March 2013
US' Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has developed an improved method to measure glare and reflected solar irradiance, a key point in the CSP...
01 March 2013
Damaged troughs at Genesis site during a strong storm
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings and Outlooks on a total of $852 million of debt issued by Genesis Solar LLC (Genesis) as follows: --$561.6...
26 February 2013
Chevron plans to build a concentrated solar field to produce steam for its Kapolei Oil Refinery in Hawaii. The solar field will be installed in a 15...
26 February 2013
US’ Department of Energy (DOE) has issued under the SunShot initiative a Funding Opportunity Announcement titled ‘Physics of Reliability: Evaluating...
25 February 2013
Infinia's PowerDish
World's second utility-scale Parabolic Dish with Stirling Engine (PDSE) plant is about to start its deployment in the US. Next month, Infinia will...
07 February 2013
Proposed Hidden Hills CSP plant in California
California Energy Commission (CEC) staff has requested to Hidden Hills Presiding Member to issue a 'subpoena duces tecum' to include the attendance...
05 February 2013
In a letter addressed to Department of Energy's employees, Dr. Steven Chu highlights the tremendous progress of the last four years. Secretary Chu...
02 February 2013

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