solar thermal power News
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Heliogen Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Award to Demonstrate First-of-its-Kind Design for Decarbonizing Cement Manufacturing
Heliogen, Inc. (Heliogen) (NYSE: HLGN), a renewable energy technology company utilizing concentrated sunlight and thermal storage to decarbonize industry, today announced that it has been selected to receive a $4,100,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrating solar-thermal power ...
By Heliogen
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Sulzer publishes its sustainability report 2009
The Swiss multinational engineering company Sulzer has released its Sustainability Report 2009 at http://ethicalperformance.com/reports/links/sulzer-sustainability The report, which has received the application level A+ of the Global Reporting Initiative, documents how the company is aiming to continuously improve its sustainability performance. Among achievements highlighted in the document are ...
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DOE Awards Nearly $40 Million for Grid Decarbonizing Solar Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy this week awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation of solar, storage, and industrial technologies necessary for achieving the Biden-Harris administration's climate goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035. Specifically, the projects will reduce the cost of solar technologies by increasing the lifespan of photovoltaic (PV) systems ...
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DNI satellite data truth? - How to handle the difference in values derived from different satellite data providers?
Technical Top Tip courtesy of Solar Resource Assessment When it comes to CSP project evaluation, one of the biggest uncertainty factors for the performance is the available Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) at the site. 1. DNI vs. GHI DNI distinguishes significantly from GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance), which is more applicable for Photovoltaic projects. GHI includes direct and diffuse ...
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Department of Energy Announces $21 Million to Advance Solar Desalination Technologies
Recently (6/19), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21 million for new projects to advance solar-thermal desalination technologies. These 14 projects are focused on reducing the cost of solar-thermal desalination and helping the technology to reach new markets, including to areas that are not connected to the electric grid.Desalination treats seawater, brackish water, and contaminated ...
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Crown Solutions contracted for water treatment plant
Crown Solutions, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, has signed a contract with Abener-Teyma, a joint venture of two Abengoa subsidiaries, to supply an integrated, near zero liquid discharge, water treatment system. This system will be installed at the world's largest thermal solar power plant, located in Gila Bend, Arizona and operated by Abengoa Solar. The plant consists of ...
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Global Clean Technology Venture Investment Increases 65 Percent in 1H 2010 to Match the Record 1H 2008, finds Cleantech Group and Deloitte
SAN FRANCISCO - The Cleantech Group™, providers of leading global market research, events and advisory services for the cleantech industry, along with Deloitte, which provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to cleantech companies, today released preliminary 2Q 2010 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India, totaling ...
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63 Businesses Across 30 Industries Honored as 'Best for the Environment'
Today, 63 companies across 30 industries and 11 countries were recognized for creating the most positive environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab, with the release of the ‘B Corp Best for the Environment List’, a second installment in its ‘B Corp Best for the World’ series. Companies earning this honor include well known brands such as Method Products, New Belgium Brewing Company, Patagonia ...
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Rich Panoply of Giving Marks Third Clinton Global Initiative
NEW YORK, New York, October 1, 2007 (ENS) - When the formal portion of the third annual Clinton Global Initiative closed in New York on Friday, former President Bill Clinton announced that participants' commitments will result in 170 million acres of forest protected or restored, plus millions of people with better access to health care, sustainable incomes, and education.'Giving,' the title of ...
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CSP Today secures site visit to NREL for CSP Project Development & CSP Yield Optimization Conference delegates
CSP Today is delighted to announce the organization of an exclusive site visit to the CSP facility at NREL on October 27th and 29th in Denver. This will immediately follow and only be open to delegates of the CSP Project Development Conference and the CSP Yield Optimization Conference (Denver, October 25-28), and registration is now open. CSP Today’s recent USA conference attracted 500 top ...
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CSP Today Secures Site Visit to NREL For CSP Project Development & CSP Yield Optimization Conference Delegates
CSP Today is delighted to announce the organization of an exclusive site visit to the CSP facility at NREL on October 27th and 29th in Denver. This will immediately follow and only be open to delegates of the CSP Project Development Conference and the CSP Yield Optimization Conference (Denver, October 25-28), and registration is now open. CSP Today’s recent USA conference attracted 500 top ...
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Abengoa`s Consolidated Revenues Increased by 43 Percent and Reached 1,656 Million Euros
Abengoa, the company that develops innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, reported today that its first quarter 2011 revenues rose by 43% with respect to the first quarter of 2010, to 1,656 million euros, while EBITDA increased by 30%, reaching 254 million euros. Net income reached 56 million euros in the first quarter of 2011, an 8% ...
By Abengoa
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Oman’s giant Miraah project sets new oil recovery benchmark
GlassPoint Solar’s massive 1.0 GW Miraah CSP plant in Oman establishes solar thermal as a key asset for enhanced oil recovery as operators continue to optimise production in a low oil price environment. Solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) could become a major market for CSP as oil producers are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprints and to save production costs and natural ...
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