According to a study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), concentrated solar power (CSP, aka solar thermal) can make a “significant contribution” to California’s grid-mix, and play a role in the state’s quest to meet its renewable portfolio…
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Concentrated Solar Power, Can Play “Significant” Role in California
Tagged with: Ahura Energy, California’s grid-mix, concentrated solar power, CSP, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, renewable portfolio standard, RPS, Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
Discussing Solar Thermal (aka Concentrated Solar Power, or CSP) in Quaint Los Olivos, CA
On Sunday afternoons, I like to take a decent hike, say 7 or 8 miles, and wind up at a nice place where I can get a beer, shake a few hands, and discuss what’s going on in the world. …
Distributed Generation and the Intermittency of Renewable Energy
When we generate energy from renewable sources, we normally contemplate putting it on the grid. But then the issue arises: What about intermittency, and the need to back it up with dispatchable sources? People often forget that distributed generation does…
Concentrated Solar Power Gaining Ground in the Middle East
I check out several sources for the global energy news every morning, including one, aptly titled, The Global Energy Report, and I’m always gratified to see concentrated solar power (CSP) making its way to the front of the conversation. This…
Posted in Solar Thermal
Solar Thermal Takes Step Back in Spain
I don’t track every political decision around the world with respect to renewables, but here’s an event that I guess I should have seen coming: the reduction in beneficial feed-in tariffs for concentrated solar power (CSP, aka solar thermal) coming…
Tagged with: clean energy, concentrated solar power, CSP, European debt crisis, feed-in tariffs, Renewable Energy, renewables, Solar Thermal, Spain
Posted in Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
Bringing Concentrated Solar Power to Africa
Here’s an article that suggests that concentrated solar power (aka solar thermal) may be on its way to greatness in Africa, and discusses the path by which CSP can achieve that stature. In terms of renewables generally, the author points…
Tagged with: centralized generation, concentrated solar power, CSP, distributed generation, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, fossil fuels, Kenya, microgrids, Nigeria, power generation monopolies, renewable energy in Africa, renewables, solar energy, South Africa, sustainability, sustainable energy policy, Wind Energy
Posted in Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
Large CSP Plant Opens in Abu Dhabi
Here’s a short video that presents a shiny new CSP (concentrated solar power, aka solar thermal) plant in Abu Dhabi. This 100 MW installation cost $600 million, not exactly cheap. But CSP is a relatively new concept that hasn’t had…
Tagged with: Abu Dhabi, clean energy, concentrated solar power, CSP, CSP air-cooling, fossil fuels, global climate change, global warming, Renewable Energy, renewables, Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
Strange Article on Solar Thermal and Energy Storage
I keep an eye out for articles like this that talk about concentrated solar power (CSP –aka solar thermal) and the use of energy storage to make that power dispatchable. Normally, they contemplate molten salt, as the cost of storing…
Tagged with: CAES, compressed air energy storage, concentrated solar power, CSP, dispatchable power, energy storage, Glenn Doty, molten salt, Solar Thermal, solar thermal turbine
Posted in Solar Thermal
Posted in Solar Thermal
From Guest Blogger James Vasanth: How to Save Money on Heating your Home
There’s good news and bad news if you’re a homeowner who’s bracing yourself for the annual rise in winter heating costs: The bill won’t hurt more this year, but it won’t hurt much less. The Energy Information Administration forecasts that…
"CSP Today" Offers Great Coverage of Concentrated Solar Power
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, If I weren’t covering renewables, I’d feel like a louse. Or perhaps…. About the lack of clean energy I continue to grouse. Be this as it may…. I look…
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