It’s been another busy month for the South African solar industry. The second round of bidders have now been assessed by the Department of Energy and NERSA according to a selection of strict criteria and a special focus on local...
CSP Today and PV Insider are delighted to announce the impressive delegate list so far confirmed at MENASOL 2012 (Abu Dhabi, May 16-17). Representatives that have recently joined include leading companies such as GE, Petrogas...
Madrid is ready to hold the only techno-economic event focused in CSP; the 2nd CSP Optimisation Summit, 5-6 June, with more than 150 solar thermal experts set to attend. With PV hoping to achieve a cost of 0,07 c€/KWh by the end...
The future of CSP & PV developments in the UAE will be discussed by key senior level government officials at MENASOL 2012 This week it was confirmed that Mr. Abdullah Mohamed Almutawa, Head of Electricity and Water Desalination...
In a competitive energy market the only technologies that will survive is the one that produces the lowest cost of electricity. In a competitive energy market the only technologies that will survive is the one that produces the...
CSP’s history has taught us one thing about the industry, it is clear that having an industry goal with a strong CSP workforce behind it can drive change and open even more of the US energy market. During the 2000s the re...
“2012 is going to be a turning point for the industry because there will be some very important projects that will start up.” Said Eric Svendsen (Senior Vice President, Foster Wheeler), as part of series of exclusive interviews...
Shams 1 is being constructed in Madinat Zayed in the western region of Abu Dhabi. At 65 per cent completion, the plant is expected to go into commissioning towards the end of the year. With an operational capacity of 100MW, it...
Indian PV is gaining momentum, with a number of projects now being realized and a local manufacturing base being scaled up to fulfil the orders. Recent research showed that the race to meet installation deadlines triggered a surge...
India’s concentrated solar projects have faced countless hurdles since the National Solar Mission (NSM) was launched in 2010. However, setting up finance for the seven bid winning projects under Phase I of the NSM has proved to be...