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HORIZON-STE Project: Policy recommendations for relaunching CSP/STE in Europe

31 May

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Kathu (South Africa), May 31, 2016 – The consortium formed by the engineering and technology group SENER and ACCIONA, and led by ACCIONA, a global infrastructure and renewable energy leader, has started the turnkey construction of the Kathu Solar Park Complex, after signing the contract...

22 Apr

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Brussels, 22nd April, 2016. Following the initial phase (2005-2015) of RES penetration in the European power system, time has come to face facts:  firstly, there are two types of renewables: one is the cheaper non-dispatchable, the other one is the still-more-expensive dispatchable technology such as...

19 Apr

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The first agreements on strategic targets and priorities in Actions 1 and 2 of the Integrated SET-Plan dedicated to Europe "Being n°1 in renewables" have been endorsed by the SET Plan Steering Group and relevant stakeholders. These "Declarations of intent" represent the first step to...

13 Apr

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The Ultimate Trough, FLABEG FE’s proprietary collector technology is the world’s most advanced parabolic trough collector with up to 20 % cost savings compared to the standard Eurotrough technology. It will be deployed in an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle power plant (ISCC) located on the...

14 Mar

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14th March 2016.  The Bokpoort concentrated solar plant, built by a joint venture between Spain’s SENER, ACCIONA and TSK and South Africa’s Crowie, was inaugurated today near Upington in Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The Saudi group ACWA Power awarded the EPC (Engineering, Procurement...

25 Feb

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February 22nd, 2016 by Susan Kraemer SolarReserve’s breakthrough Crescent Dunes solar tower with thermal storage has successfully generated electricity at its full 110 MW capacity. With this milestone achieved, the CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) project has now passed the necessary test to begin full commercial operation under its...

04 Feb

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Ouarzazate, Morocco – Solar thermal electricity (STE) could supply as much as 12 percent of the world’s power needs by 2050, given the right conditions, according to a new report.  The report, Solar Thermal Electricity Global Outlook 2016, 4th Edition, is released today by Greenpeace...

04 Feb

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Ouarzazate (Morocco), February 4, 2016 – On February 4, the inauguration of the thermosolar plant NOORo I took place in Ouarzazate, within the NOORo solar complex, which, once completed, will be the largest on the planet. The event was presided over by King Mohammed VI...