CleanTechnica » concentrating solar power http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Chile’s Mineral Industry Is Mining Renewable Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/chiles-mineral-industry-mining-renewable-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/chiles-mineral-industry-mining-renewable-energy/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 07:00:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76598 Originally published on The Conversation. By John Mathews Mining is the fourth-largest energy consumer in Australia, using roughly 10% of Australia’s total. Some of this comes from the electricity grid — but much is supplied offgrid in the form of diesel and other fossil fuels. Could some of this be replaced by renewable sources? Recently

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/chiles-mineral-industry-mining-renewable-energy/feed/ 2 AUS Concentrating Solar Power Breakthrough Could Hit USA Shores http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/aus-concentrating-solar-power-breakthrough-hit-us-shores/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/aus-concentrating-solar-power-breakthrough-hit-us-shores/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:08:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68051 We’ve been on a concentrating solar power/thermal energy storage tear this week, so let’s keep the ball rolling. The Australian science agency CSIRO is working on a super duper “supercritical” steam system for concentrating solar power plants, and in a lucky twist for us over here in the US it turns out that one of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/11/aus-concentrating-solar-power-breakthrough-hit-us-shores/feed/ 38 New Report Finds Thermal Energy Storage Could Add Value To Solar Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/10/new-nrel-report-concentrating-solar-power-adds-value/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/10/new-nrel-report-concentrating-solar-power-adds-value/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:44:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68018 A new report from NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, could help spur the development of more utility scale concentrating solar power plants with thermal energy storage features while boosting the market for solar cells, too. The report indicates that CSP/energy storage projects could add value to utility scale solar energy in California, and they

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/10/new-nrel-report-concentrating-solar-power-adds-value/feed/ 4 NREL: 23% Of Global Electricity Generation Supplied By Renewable Sources http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/03/nrel-23-global-electricity-generation-supplied-renewable-sources/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/03/nrel-23-global-electricity-generation-supplied-renewable-sources/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:45:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60818 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) released a report — 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book — in October of 2013 regarding the status of renewable energy globally and in the US. The report has an abundance of great charts and, in reading through the pages, I discovered that renewable energy accounts for 23% of all electricity generation worldwide

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/03/nrel-23-global-electricity-generation-supplied-renewable-sources/feed/ 10 Tulips And Hot Oil: Solar Power Mashup In Israel http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/19/israel-solar-power-showcases-csp-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/19/israel-solar-power-showcases-csp-technology/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:37:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59097 For those of you who thought concentrating solar power was losing the fight for hearts, minds, and profits, take a look at a couple of CSP plants in Israel’s Arava region. One features a bright yellow tulip-shaped tower and another is based on parabolic troughs and heated oil. Along with other nearby solar farms in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/19/israel-solar-power-showcases-csp-technology/feed/ 8 280 MW Solar Thermal Power Plant Being Built In Kuwait — Contract Signed For $3.27 Billion Dollar Project In Al-Abdaliya http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/280-mw-solar-thermal-power-plant-built-kuwait-contract-signed-3-27-billion-dollar-project-al-abdaliya/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/280-mw-solar-thermal-power-plant-built-kuwait-contract-signed-3-27-billion-dollar-project-al-abdaliya/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:30:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56882 Originally published on Solar Love. Kuwait will soon be home to a rather large, 280 MW solar thermal power plant — located in Al-Abdaliya, just southwest of the farming region of Kabad. The solar power plant will be Kuwait’s first. Current projections are that the project will end up costing somewhere around KD 926.25 million,

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