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 …
Category: 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
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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"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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Concentrated Solar Power Investors in Spain Muy Agitado
Here’s an article that tells a story that’s playing itself out all over the world – this time, in Spain: Fiery drama and fierce tensions caused by tightening budgets for energy. Nowhere more than Spain, deficits need to be cut. …
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Concentrated Solar Power Mated With Biogas
Here’s an article on the use of natural gas mated with concentrated solar power (CSP). The central issue facing CSP is achieving temperatures high enough to minimize thermodynamic heat losses, and, for most configurations, that means coupling the troughs and …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Solar Thermal Water Heating
Question: Who first conceived an industrial use of solar power by employing concave mirrors to heat water? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732.
Saudi Arabia Implementing Concentrated Solar Power
As presented here, I’m glad to see the Saudis implementing CSP (concentrated solar power) as a significant portion of their energy plans. It looks like MIT and Siemens have crafted a “hybrid” of CSP and fossil fuels, to create higher …
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