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Reported from CSPPLAZA: Recently, the construction work of the 9MWe linear Fresnel DSG solar thermal power plant which is developed by SUNCNIM, the subsidiary of the French industrial group CNIM, has made new progress. The first batch of mirrors has been installed in place. This project began construction in October …

In Morocco, a big new solar-powered plant for turning seawater into drinking water is being built. Is the business case for renewable-energy-powered desalination technology becoming strong enough to unleash a boom? This summer, the Spanish firm Abengoa announced it had signed an agreement with a Moroccan government agency to forge …

One of the biggest problems in renewable energy is what to do when the sun sets or the wind dies down. Some companies like Tesla are building giant rechargeable batteries to store extra energy for later, but these batteries are expensive and only last a few years. Google’s moonshot factory …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: Reliance Power today posted a 32 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 230.8 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 on increase in finance cost. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 340.4 crore in the corresponding quarter of the …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: ACCIONA Energy, a leading global operator of renewable energy projects, has named Rafael Esteban as CEO of ACCIONA Energy USA Global LLC. In this role, Mr. Esteban will be responsible for the growth of ACCIONA’s renewable energy portfolio in the U.S. and Canada and the operation of …

According to the source of energy generation, 20.6% was nuclear, 18.8% of coal, 17.8% of combined cycle, 15.5% was wind, 10.8% came from the Cogeneration, 5.3% hydropower, 4.2% photovoltaic solar, 4.1% solar thermal, 1.3% of waste, and 1.6% of other renewable energy. Peninsular demand for electricity in July is estimated …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: Cubico Sustainable Investments Limited announced that it has acquired two operational Concentrated Solar Power plants in Granada, Spain, totalling 99.8MW from two international funds, Antin Infrastructure Partners and Deutsche Asset Management’s infrastructure investment business, and the Spanish construction company Cobra Sistemas y Redes. The plants use parabolic …

Water conservation is a key issue for CSP operators looking to minimize operating costs, particularly those situated in remote desert areas. Much of the world’s CSP capacity is being installed in desert or arid regions since these areas provide some of the highest levels of direct normal irradiance (DNI). These …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: Global engineering and technology group SENER, which is active in three concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in South Africa, is optimistic that South Africa’s updated Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) will include an allocation for CSP, despite the technology’s exclusion from the draft Base Case released last year. …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: The Crescent Dunes power plant, the first-of-its-kind solar plant in Central Nevada is back online and generating power after being down for repairs for eight months. The Crescent Dunes power plant, 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas, returned to service July 12 and is delivering renewable energy to customers …