CSP

2015 – Quarter 2 Solar growth! That is all we see and read about, in the U.S. and around the globe. As technologies improve, costs go down and new funding Read More

via PV-Tech:

The World’s Largest Solar Project with Compact Fresnel Technology Connected to Grid
by Monique Avila

India’s Reliance Power has successfully connected the world’s largest concentrated solar project (CSP) with compact linear fresnel reflector (CLFR) technology to the grid in India’s Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan, according to the company.

Via Electric Light & Power Solar Steam Augmentation: A Sensible Alternative to PV by John Robbins After years of being poised for rapid growth, the opportunities for concentrated solar power Read More

via Sun & Wind Energy: Coatings on the Move by Joachim Berner Some are preparing for Asia, while others are gearing up towards concentrator collectors – due to the weak Read More

SOLKOTE Selective Solar Coating is the absorber surface of choice for Sopogy’s MicroCSP concentrating collectors. It’s high temperature tolerance and resistance to UV degradation is critical in concentrating applications for Read More

MicroCSP parabolic trough concentrating solar collectors designed by Sopogy utilizing the SOLKOTE Selective Solar Coating technology have been implemented in a solar air conditioning system that will provide cooling for Read More

A Proposed 250 MW solar thermal plant in Queensland, Australia by AREVA Solar was selected as a preferred project for the solar flagships program by the Australian Goverment. It is Read More

AREVA Solar will supply a 44 MW solar boost to CS Energy’s coal-fired 750 MW Kogan Creek Power Station utilizing its Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) technology. The project, expected Read More