08 Nov A Brighter Future of STE – great article on Energy Industries Council by Dr. Luis Crespo
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Univ.-Prof. Dr-Ing. Robert Pitz-Paal was unanimously appointed as the new Chair of the SolarPACES Executive Committee for the next 2-year term at the 93rd ExCo meeting held October 1st 2017 in Calama (Chile). Pitz-Paal was previously vice chairman of the executive committee of SolarPACES. He has been one of two...
Brussels, 28 September 2017 – ESTELA proudly welcomes ENGIE as new member. ENGIE is a major actor in the energy world committed to responsible growth of its businesses in response to the central challenges of the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy: providing access to...
On June 20th 2017, hundreds of renewable energy enthusiasts from all over the world gathered to hear four leading experts discuss the impact of the recent DEWA CSP 200 bid on the MENA region. At 9.45 US$ cents per kWh for a 200 MW CSP...
The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has shortlisted 5 consortia to bid for the phase 1 of the 800 MW Noor Midelt solar power complex. Noor Midelt is the first complex that specifies hybrid plants including both CSP and PV. Total capacity is expected to reach...
Brussels, 7 June 2017 – The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on 4 June the prices offered from four consortia for the 200-MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. The lowest bid for the Solar Thermal Electricity (STE)...
Brussels, 23 May 2017 – The retroactive measures taken against STE[1] plants by the Spanish government in 2012 - 2013 and consolidated in 2014 resulting in a massive change of the remuneration scheme for RES[2] power plants have now been unanimously condemned by ICSID, the...
Given Germany’s low DNI, it might seem improbable that thermal solar would be a key component of its low-carbon grid planning under its Energiewende (energy transition), but several papers published in 2016 found that Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with Thermal Energy Storage (CSP-TES) will be an...
Ouarzazate, 07/03/17 Morocco’s Noor-Ouarzazate Solar complex hosts the launch of the World Bank Middle East & North Africa Concentrated Solar Power Knowledge & Innovation Program More than 100 senior energy officials from 7 MENA countries have gathered in Ouarzazate, Morocco for the first session of the...
ESTELA, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, based in Brussels is looking for an EU Policy / Project Manager with technical engineering background. If you're interested in this position, find out more details here. ...