Tag: concentrated solar thermal

Ivanpah: the value of first-of-line green energy projects, even when they fail

It was a time when spending on green energy projects was flush, starting with a boon around 2006 and 2007. Investors and government subsidizers were looking to fund dreams and Ivanpah promised a world with free energy harnessed from the sun. 

Noor Complex in Morocco 160MG CSP solar power plant

Unlike PV systems, CSP output doesn't dip when skies are momentarily overcast, and they do not need battery back-up to store energy for nighttime use.

Dubai’s MENASOL conference unites solar energy in the Middle East

Over 400 senior executives will descend on Dubai this week to learn how best to develop and construct photovoltaic...

Ashalim is Israel’s Largest Concentrating Solar Power Plant

Negev Energy, the new partnership between the Spanish and Israeli companies, will build and operate the 110 MW Parabolic Trough plant under a 25 year power purchase agreement. The energy they produce will sell for NIS0.76 per kilowatt hour, or $0.21.

Israel’s BrightSource Still Private After IPO Withdrawal

Concentrated solar power company BrightSource doesn't wear its Israeli identity on its sleeve. "We're a U.S. company with Israeli engineering,...

Abu Dhabi Pioneers Concentrated Solar Thermal A/C With Chromasun

Breakthrough sustainable clean energy technology gets a field test in forward-thinking Abu Dhabi