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Industry seeks uniformity and certainty in policies pertaining to CSP and CPV

CSP and CPV Investment & Finance Summit Special
 
"One thing investors want above all from their policy-makers is policy certainty".
 

Understanding the potential of ammonia-based thermochemical energy storage

The Solar Thermal Group at the Australian National University (ANU) has been working for over two decades on a system for dissociating ammonia with concentrated solar energy so that the products can be stored and recycled through a conventional ammonia synthesis converter to achieve 24-hour power production.

MAN Ferrostaal gets attracted to Cleveland's manufacturing culture

MAN Ferrostaal Inc., the US subsidiary of German company MAN Ferrostaal AG, may go for the construction related to its solar thermal power business in Cleveland. The development has emerged as the company has moved its US headquarters to Cleveland.

Bosch to increase capacity to 350,000 collectors

Bosch Thermotechnology is to invest in a new production hall in Wettringen to boost its total annual production capacity to 350,000 solar collectors.
 
The flat collectors, which use solar heat for domestic water heating and heating support, are marketed under Bosch Thermotechnology's international and regional brands such as Buderus and Junkers.
 

"Solar Island" prototype to get completed by year-end

"Solar Island" prototype to get completed by year-end
 

A prototype of a floating Solar Island, being developed at Ras Al Khaimah for trial, is expected to get completed by the end of this year.

Heliodyne makes technological advancements

Heliodyne makes technological advancements
 
US solar thermal manufacturer Heliodyne's established products have undergone technological advancements.
 
Heliodyne's flagship product, GOBI collector, has a new electron "blue sputtered" absorber surface coating which improves the efficiency of the product.
 

Muirhead Engineering makes steel struts for solar thermal generator project

Muirhead Engineering makes steel struts for solar thermal generator project 
 
Muirhead Engineering is making 150 steel struts for the Australian National University's (ANU) solar thermal generator project.
 

Flabeg to produce high-precision parabolic mirrors in the US

Flabeg is to set-up production capacity for high-precision parabolic mirrors, which are used to help generate electricity at large-scale solar power plants. It will be the company's first US facility of this type.

The new 209,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be build in the Clinton Commerce Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.

SHEC Labs develops new solar thermal technology

Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) Labs has developed a solar concentrator and complementary solar receiver technology that is able to concentrate sunlight to a very high level.

MAN Solar Millennium Gets Solar Power Plant Assignment : Andasol III

• A joint venture company between Solar Millennium AG and MAN Ferrostaal AG to act as general contractor for a parabolic-trough plant in Spain.
• The Andasol 3 power plant will provide solar-generated electricity for up to 200,000 people.