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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 cost of solar thermal technology by up to 40% through the…
World's 1st MicroCSP Solar Thermal Energy Plant Comes Online
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii, Kona, HI – Sopogy, Inc. inaugurated the World’s first MicroCSP Solar Thermal Plant today at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii. The 2 Megawatt thermal energy project which spans across 3.8 acres in the hot…
Proposed Legislation Aims to Balance Conservation,Recreation and Renewable Energy Development in Mojave Desert
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the author of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act, today introduced a comprehensive bill to designate new lands in the Mojave Desert for conservation, enhance recreational opportunities, and streamline and improve the…
Torresol Energy receives the CSP Today award in the Thermosolar Innovation category
Torresol Energy, 60%- and 40%-owned by SENER and MASDAR, respectively, won the CSP Today award in the ‘Thermosolar Innovation’ category in the first edition of the CSP Today awards held yesterday in Seville. The award ceremony was held on November…
Automating the Solar Thermal Collection Plate Manufacturing Process
As passive solar thermal collection plate technology evolves so should the cost of producing them. Automation of the assembly process results in higher quality do to repeatability and lower costs due to higher production rates. KuKa Systems has been at the…
Solar Power Tower Developer, EnviroMission (USA), Inc. Opens for Business
Enviromission EnviroMission’s plans to commercialise Solar Tower technology in the United States have been formalised through the incorporation of a fully owned US subsidiary, EnviroMission (USA) Inc, to represent EnviroMission’s commercialisation operations in the United States. EnviroMission (USA), Inc. will…
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New Solar Thermal Energy Technology Testing Facility
TÜV Rheinland PTL, LLC, North America’s largest solar and photovoltaic testing center, will unveil its Solar Thermal and Combined Heating Power (CHP) Systems services, including domestic and international testing and certification, at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, taking place…
Alanod Solar Ships over One Million Square feet of Absorptive Solar Surfaces
Subscribe by email- FREE! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/solarthermalmag Alanod Solar Ships over One Million Square feet of Absorptive Solar Surfaces Alanod Alanod Solar, the world’s leading manufacturer of reflective and absorptive solar surface solutions, has now shipped more than…