CSP Today is delighted to announce the launch of its CSP Yield Optimization Conference (Denver, October 27-28),

26 Jul 2010

What is the future for utility scale solar? According to recent reports and commitment from utilities in the Southwest and East coast USA, the future is optimistic. SEIA recently announced that utilities’ solar megawatts added to the grid grew from 169 MW in 2008 to 279 in 2009, a growth of 66 percent in a year when electricity demand as a whole declined as the result of an economic downturn.

03 Sep 2010

Ahead of the CSP Yield Optimization Conference & Expo in Denver (October 27-28), CSP Today speaks to Babul Patel, senior consultant at Nexant Inc., about the cost implication of plant cooling options and how to operate plants effectively under increasingly stringent water restrictions.

01 Sep 2010

Beacon Solar Project first to be permitted in 20 years

This week’s CSP Today news brief includes: California Energy Commission and NextEra Energy Resources; Imperial Valley Solar LLC; Ferrostaal and Solar Millennium; Central Bank of India, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.; and Brightsource Energy.

30 Aug 2010

CSP Today speaks to Babul Patel, senior consultant at Nexant Inc., about the cost implication of plant cooling options and how to operate plants effectively under increasingly stringent water restrictions.

27 Aug 2010

With 6,600MW of utility scale PV under development, the US solar market is quickly expanding from commercial scale PV to utility scale plants. This means now more then ever, harvesting every kilowatt-hour possible is critical to succeed in such a competitive market.

26 Aug 2010

Areva Solar responds to this week's Executive Viewpoint: Industry standards for CSP components imminent.

23 Aug 2010

CEC steps up solar project recommendations

This week's CSP Today news brief includes: California Energy Commission; Kalahari Greentech; SolarAg Systems; Genesis Solar and the Calico Solar Project; and SkyFuel & ReflecTech.

23 Aug 2010

CSP Today speaks to Dr Wolfgang Jockel, managing director of TUV Rheinland Energie und Umwelt GmbH about plans to introduce an international standards and certification procedure for CSP components.

19 Aug 2010

This week’s CSP Today newsbrief includes: Solar Trust of America, Solar Millennium & the California Energy Commission; Acciona; Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission; and Imperial Valley Solar.

16 Aug 2010