158 Articles found
New Energy Update - Reuters Events Articles
-
UAE’s MISP center accelerates pre-commercial tech development
Almost three years after launching the Middle East’s first CSP plant, Masdar joined with Masdar Institute to launch late last year the region’s first CSP research and demonstration centre. Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP) builds ...
-
International investment in the South African renewable energy market
A renewable energy market of extraordinary growth In just four years, South Africa has gone from being a coal-dependent economy to a prime destination for renewable energy investment. Largely propelled by the Renewable Energy Independent Power ...
-
Stellio heliostat set to cut CSP tower costs by 20%
A new heliostat modeled on South African data is using a pentagonal reflector design, innovative construction techniques and smart software to boost the cost efficiency of tower plants. Heliostat fields typically contribute about 50% of the capital ...
-
Morocco calls for IPP projects; UAE uses sand for storage
Solar thermal news you need to know. Morocco calls for Midelt solar projects The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has called for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to develop the first phase of the Noor Midelt Solar Complex (NoorM 1). In a ...
-
US energy-dense storage system set to raise tower efficiency
Southern Research plans to commission by October 2017 a 1 MWh(th) energy storage demonstration unit using its high temperature thermochemical technology, following a recent funding boost from the US Department of Energy. The ...
-
Morocco`s first CSP plant forges path to tech-led cost cuts
The imminent start-up of Morocco`s Noor I CSP Plant will be followed by lower cost adjacent plants thanks to technology gains such as larger trough apertures which have eclipsed the impact of higher cost dry cooling systems, Driss Berraho, Business ...
-
India’s PV-led solar growth casts eyes on performance of CSP projects
India`s CSP industry is seeking maximized output from Reliance Power’s 125 MW Fresnel-based plant and progress in four parabolic trough projects to provide competitive cost references in a market pressured by PV growth, industry sources said. ...
-
CSP Today Markets Forecast 2015-2025
Streamline resources and plan your market strategies in line with the shifting capacity trajectories. A set of global and six market specific 10-year MW capacity forecasts - spanning Chile, India, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the ...
-
Global CSP capacity forecast to hit 22 GW by 2025
New CSP capacity is expected to dip in 2016 and bounce back in 2017 to resume steady growth over the next decade as national energy policies stabilise market conditions, according to the newly released CSP Today Markets Forecast Report: 2015-2025. ...
-
Nominations for MENASOL Awards 2015 are now open
The Award Winning Middle East & North Africa Solar Conference & Expo is organizing for the first time the MENASOL Awards 2015 to celebrate CSP and PV companies in their effort to develop solar power in the region. The nominations ...
-
Designing renewable contracts that value CSP storage
As California ramps up its storage requirements, it has not included Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with integrated energy storage. Instead it is testing pilot projects using batteries at utility-scale, even though it must be obvious to bean ...
-
Research team in PCM storage breakthrough
Storage tanks at Valle 1 and 2, in Cadiz, Spain. Image courtesy of Sener. Researchers in Catalunya have modelled a radical new PCM storage design that could deliver a 74 % thermal capacity efficiency with 32 % less salt than a ...
-
South Africa Update – DOE confirms players for Window 3.5
After months of waiting, South Africa’s Department of Energy has finally announced the financial close of Window 3 and the preferred bidders for Window 3.5. By Jenny Muirhead The DOE released a statement on 12 December 2014 ...
-
MESIA Unveils Winners of the 2014 Solar Awards
The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) unveiled the winners of the 2014 Middle East Solar Awards during a gala ceremony on December 1, 2014. In total, there were twelve trophies that were being contested across several sectors. The ...
-
Jordan leads the way in the Middle East PV industry
With over 400 companies operating in the local PV industry, Jordan is leading the way in the development of a regional PV market. Projects from Round I are soon to get financial closure, while the preferred bidders for Round II will be announced ...
-
South African concentrated solar power executives call for more competition amongst EPCs
In an exclusive CSP Today study of over 100 executives in the concentrated solar power industry in South Africa it has emerged that more competition between EPC contractors was viewed as the number one factor in reducing costs in CSP development. ...
-
Can the Solar Hourglass serve as a CSP landmark?
A CSP project proposal has won first place in the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) competition, but can the design make it beyond paper? By Heba Hashem October was an eventful month for Santiago Muros Cortés. The ...
-
Competitive without subsidies: Navigating the booming solar market in Chile
By Susan Kraemer on Nov 11, 2014 Solar developers are flocking to the recently opened new market for renewable energy in Chile, a nation dependent on imported diesel, coal and gas, no fossil fuel subsidies and the world’s best insolation. But ...
-
CSP faces new California siting limits in DRECP
The publication of the Preferred Alternative draft of the much-awaited Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan (DRECP) brings both hope and consternation to supporters of clean energy in California. DRECP would close approximately 20 million ...
-
Desertec: slow death or healthy evolution?
After five years the Desertec Industrial Initiative will cease to exist in its current form. The question for the industry is whether this is a natural progression or a cause for concern. It has been a bumpy few weeks even by the turbulent ...