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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...
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...
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...
Brussels, 26th Jan 2016. The General Assembly of the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA), re-elected Dr. Luis Crespo for the next 2-year term. Together with the President election, the Executive Committee of the Association was also newly mandated. Dr. Luis Crespo was appointed unanimously...
ESTELA and EU-Turbines have jointly submitted our common input paper today to the SET-Plan Secretariat. This document will be an input to the first meeting of the SET-PLAN Steering Group with Member States to be held in Brussels on 9 December and to which our Association has...
The European Commission has approved the proposal submitted by Agenex to create a European Operator Certification for Solar Fields. During the years 2016-2018, Agenex will coordinate 16 national and international institutions for the creation of a European platform for training and certification of solar field operators. The...
Brussels, 10 November 2015. ESTELA, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, launched a refresh of its image, unveiling a new logo and a new website design today. ESTELA, the European industry association of solar thermal electricity (STE), today launched a refresh of its image, unveiling a...
On the closing day of the SolarPACES 2015 Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, the Stellio Consortium, comprising schlaich bergermann partner sbp sonne, Ingemetal Solar, and Masermic Mechatronics, received the SolarPACES 2015 Technology Innovation Award for the development of the Stellio Heliostat. Awarded for the achievements...
[vc_accordion style='accordion'][vc_accordion_tab title='Point-focusing Solar Energy Technology' icon='' icon_color='']After months of tests Stellio heliostat confirms unprecedented optical quality. The Stellio Consortium obtained formal recognition for what is known to be the best-in-class heliostat technology internationally available. CIEMAT-PSA – Unidad de Sistemas Solares de Concentración, and CSP Services...