Regulation

Industry Insight

CSP for industrial applications: A market ripe with promise

Heavy industry can be a viable secondary market today for CSP producers, but questions remain on whether start up costs are justifiable for industrial users, and how reliable CSP can be for processes that can't pace production by the sun.

02 Sep 2010

CSP developer strategy: Clinching the deal with US utilities

CSP Today examines how CSP projects can gain the critical edge over other renewable energy projects vying to sign power purchase agreements with US utilities.

02 Sep 2010

Executive Viewpoint

CSP cooling options: Workarounds for water scarcity

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

International standards for CSP components imminent

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

GERC proposes tarriff for solar thermal power

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has determined tariff for solar energy from the demonstration projects under the government of India’s (GoI)

30 Jul 2009

EUROSOLAR’s president questions viability of Desertec

A member of the German parliament has questioned the viability of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII).

27 Jul 2009

IN-DEPTH: In search of a good FiT

It’s still unclear how far US policymakers are willing to drive emerging technologies.

27 Jul 2009

PRESS RELEASE: SOPOGY

Los Angeles, CA – Sopogy, Inc.’s proprietary MicroCSP™ solar collectors will be one of two unique solar technologies to begin operations today as part of a solar air-conditioning demonstration program sponsored by Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company).

23 Jul 2009

MENA region may earn $90b annually from Desertec

The Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) may generate up to $90 billion per annum for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by selling electricity to Euro

23 Jul 2009

Press release: Stadtwerke München and RWE Innogy realise a parabolic trough power plant in Spain

Planned commissioning scheduled for 2011
Project development and solar technology from Solar Millennium Group

13 Jul 2009

Abu Dhabi plans new energy policy

Solar thermal power is expected to play a major role in Abu Dhabi’s plans for encouraging the growth of renewable energy.

13 Jul 2009

IN-DEPTH: RPS target is a big ask

A 33% renewable portfolio standard would be unprecedented and require momentous changes, according

09 Jul 2009

NV Energy plans new 500 kV transmission line

NV Energy has filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) its Integrated Resource Plan for the company’s southern territory.<

09 Jul 2009

CSP: The other kind of solar power

This article was taken from the Economist magazine:

09 Jul 2009

Press Releases

International PV experts gather in San Jose Nov 30 –Dec 1 to discuss how to drive down LCOE and boost MW output through improved

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

CSP cooling options: Workarounds for water scarcity

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

4th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit EU

November 15-17, 2010 - Seville, Spain

http://www.csptoday.com/eu

Business Intelligence Reports

Concentrated Solar Power Markets 2010 Report

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Conferences & Exhibitions

First Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India

September 7-8, 2010 - New Delhi, India

http://www.csptoday.com/india
CSP Project Development Conference & Expo US

October 25-26, 2010 - Denver, United States

http://www.csptoday.com/projectdevelopment
CSP Yield Optimization Conference & Expo US

October 27-28, 2010 - Denver, United States

http://www.csptoday.com/yieldoptimization
Utility Scale PV Yield Optimization Conference & Expo

November 30 - December 1 2010 - San Jose, United States

http://www.csptoday.com/pvbalanceofsystems

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