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Government of Spain Invests in Facility to Manufacture Solar Thermal Energy Components
Solel Awarded $2.6 Million Grant From Spanish Government for Solar Manufacturing Facility Investment by Solel in first Spanish facility is $12 million; total investment in manufacturing plants expected to reach $140 million Solel Solar Systems, Ltd. announced today it has…
Google-Backed Esolar Brings Solar Thermal Energy to Sub-Saharan Africa
eSolar, a Google and Idealab backed startup providing modular, scalable solar thermal power technology, has partnered with Clean Energy Solutions (CES) of South Africa to open eSolarSA. Through the agreement, CES is granted the exclusive right to represent and distribute…
Draft Environmental Study Available for Proposed Solar Thermal Plants on Public Land
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released for public comment a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a Final Staff Assessment (FSA) for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation Project on public land in San…
Abengoa Solar Planning 13 Solar Thermal Plants Totaling 650 Megawatts in Spain
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade of Spain recently published the pre-allocation registry for compensation of renewable energy projects. The list includes thirteen Abengoa Solar plants that comply with all of the legal requirements. The thirteen solar thermal power…
NABCP Installer Certification Exam Deadline Approaching
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is a volunteer board of renewable energy stakeholder representatives that includes representatives of the solar industry, NABCEP certificants, renewable energy organizations, state policy makers, educational institutions, and the trades. Each member…
Petratherm
Increasing Solar Thermal Efficiencies by integration with Combustion and Geothermal Technologies Australian Geothermal energy developer,Petratherm recently announced that its GeoSolar project has been offered a $794,268 grant under the Premier’s Science and Research Fund (PSRF). The innovative project aims to reduce the…
New Nanotech Insulation to Increase Solar Thermal Systems Efficiencies by 30%
Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced the completion of an agreement with Total Energy Care(TM) (TEC) to represent their patented Nansulate(R) Solar thermal insulation and energy saving coating in Canada for retrofitting energy systems…
New Partnership Announced to Develop Concentrated Solar Power Plants
Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables have today formed a partnership that will see them jointly own and operate two 50MW Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants. The plants which are already under construction are located in Ecija (Seville), Southern…
Solar Thermal Plant Proposal Open to the Public for Comment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) are inviting the public to a public informational hearing, a site visit, and an information/scoping meeting on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 10-11, 2009, on a proposal from NextEra…