GlassPoint Partners With MISA For Solar Steam Installation
GlassPoint will partner with Saudi Arabia’s MISA for a solar-powered steam facility in the country’s Eastern Province.
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Concentrating Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage Is Economically Useful For Utility Company Profits, Study…
Utility companies can benefit considerably from the utilization of concentrating solar power (CSP) and available energy storage methods, a new study from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found. A CSP that possesses a 6-hour storage capacity works well to lower peak net loads … [continued]
New Concentrating Solar Power Storage Material From Yara
Yara International is a Norway-based company focused on sustainable environmental and agricultural solutions. The company recently made an announcement about a breakthrough technology used in concentrated solar power. Below is an interview with Emilio Iglesias Sola, a Yara business manager. What about your use of potassium calcium nitrate is … [continued]
Saudi Arabia Investing $109 Billion Into Solar Energy, Wants 1/3 Of Electricity From Solar By…
This article has been reposted from Solar Love with full permission. Saudi Arabia is planning to invest $109 billion into solar energy, looking to develop a solar industry that can provide 1/3 of its electricity by 2032. Doing so will free up larger quantities of its reserves for international … [continued]
BrightSource Energy Has Raised More than $80 Million of Extra Equity Financing
One of the global leaders in concentrating solar thermal technology, BrightSource Energy, has now raised another $80 million dollars in additional equity financing. Its total equity financing now totals more than $615 million, opening up many possibilities for the company to significantly expand and grow. “BrightSource’s unique technology combines … [continued]
Thermal Energy Storage in US Likely to Triple by 2020
According to a recent report published by Pike Research, increasing interest in thermal storage systems (TES) could be seen in the coming years in the US. Currently, installed solar thermal capacity in the US is 2.7 GW, which is expected to increase up to 7.2 GW by 2020 (i.e. approximately, … [continued]
What’s the Best Solar Technology for Your Home, Community, Business or Farm?
Because of all the media attention about solar power, most people think of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. People in or on the fringe of the clean energy business might know about the Chinese’ so called “dumping” of low cost PV panels onto the U. S. market; about how schools … [continued]
First Large Scale 24/7 Solar Power Plant to be Constructed in U.S
A startup company received a loan guarantee from the U.S government to construct the first large scale solar power plant with energy storage that provides electricity even at night.
New Solar Thermal System Sucks More Energy from the Sun
A team from Wake Forest University is about to field-test a new home alternative energy system that collects power not only from visible sunlight but from the sun’s heat, as well. The new polymer-based solar-thermal system, though still in the development stages, has the potential to deliver
Coney Island Subway Complex Gets First-of-its Kind Solar Energy Installation
Coney Island, home of famous hot dogs, sideshows, and a heart-numbing roller coaster, has just added a pioneering solar energy installation to its roster of points-of-interest. The new solar array has been installed at the New York City Transit Complex, a maintenance and repair facility that services many of the … [continued]
