News tagged with concentrated solar power

French group Areva to build big Indian solar power plant

The French energy group Areva said Wednesday that it would build the biggest concentrated solar power installation in Asia for Reliance Power of India.

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Thermal storage gets more solar on the grid

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's 4:45 on a sweltering August afternoon, and the rooftop solar panels are starting to lose juice. The sun's lower angles and that huge cottonwood tree are interfering with the efficient ...

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created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

How to make solar power 24/7

The biggest hurdle to widespread implementation of solar power is the fact that the sun doesn't shine constantly in any given place, so backup power systems are needed for nights and cloudy days. But a novel ...

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created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 52 | with audio podcast

Egypt's first solar plant to open by year's end

Egypt will open its first solar energy plant by the end of this year, electricity and energy minister Hassan Yunis said in a report published on Monday on the ministry's website.

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created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Abu Dhabi to build 'world's largest' solar plant

French oil firm Total and Spain's Abengoa Solar will partner with Abu Dhabi's alternative energy company Masdar to build "the world's largest" concentrated solar power plant, Masdar announced on Wednesday.

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created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 12