On 11 april was published the italian ministerial decree for CSP feed-in tariff.
The decree was based on spanish model.
The feed-in tariff dependent by solar fraction:
- for solar fraction >85%................................. 0.28 c€/kWh
- for solar fraction from 50% to 85%................ 0.25 c€/kWh
- for solar fraction < 50% .............................. 0.22 c€/kWh
It needs:
a) heat transfer fluid no-pollutant (ex. molten salt)
b) heat storage tank
c) solar power plant area's >250…
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Posted by Carmine Manfredi on June 20, 2008 at 9:21am —
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Concentrating Solar Power a $200 billion business through 2020
01 April 2008 - News
Source: PVTech
Bright Source EnergyGreentech Media and The Prometheus Institute believe that Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) and Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) could become a $200 billion market through 2020. In the last six months plans have been announced for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) worth in excess of $30 billion, according to the market research partners.
"CSP has quickly become one…
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Posted by Dwayne Lawrence on April 4, 2008 at 3:27am —
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The New York Times
March 6, 2008
The Energy Challenge - Turning Glare Into Watts
By MATTHEW L. WALD
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — At first, as he adjusted pumps and checked temperatures, Aaron Boucher looked like any technician in the control room of an electrical plant. Then he rushed to the window and scanned the sky, to check his fuel supply.
Mr. Boucher was battling clouds, timing the operations of his power plant to get the most out of patchy sunshine. It is a skill that may soon be in gre…
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Posted by Dwayne Lawrence on March 29, 2008 at 9:40am —
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House Dems are again trying to get long-term ITC passed for renewables.. Bill is HR5351 (Charles Wrangel NY). Passage is virtualy assured in House - but again there will be a struggle in the Senate. Last time cloture vote failed by one vote - Sen Landrau , LA.
It is vital that US voters ( and any willing others as well) in our community begin to write and email our Senators ASAP to urge their support. This is espcially true for anyone from Louisianna or from any Republican district , especilall…
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Posted by John Ballam on February 24, 2008 at 7:39pm —
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved long-term prices for the state's utilities to buy renewable energy from their customers. For seven of the state's utilities, the so-called "feed-in tariff," approved on February 14, applies to renewable energy systems located at public water and wastewater facilities, but for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE), a separate feed-in tariff applies to any customer-located renewable energy sys…
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Posted by Carmine Manfredi on February 24, 2008 at 8:52am —
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Waiting for politicians to pass ITC extensions?
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Posted by Belén Gallego on February 6, 2008 at 10:12am —
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Hey Everybody. I just saw Infinia has added more info on their 08 release of Stirling Solar. found here. http://www.infiniacorp.com/applications/clean_energy.htm
Their Stirling engine is linear and very streamlined. From the size of the people in the picture, I'd guess it's between a 10ft and a 12ft Dish.
I don't post often...lots of change in my personal life. But as the months progress, I'm looking forward…
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Posted by Scott Ledger on January 11, 2008 at 9:45pm —
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So far, everything I've seen is mostly about projects, RPS, PPAs, things
like this. As a former industry analyst myself (VP, E-Business
Strategies, META Group, now part of Gartner, the world's largest IT
advisory service), I'd like to see much more in depth data,
projections, and competitiv…
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Posted by David Scott Lewis on December 5, 2007 at 8:14am —
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I'm really looking forward to attending the CSP summit in SFO next month and am eager to connect with others on this forum who're planning to attend.
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Posted by Priyanka Bandyopadhyay on December 5, 2007 at 5:47am —
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Greetings,
I hope this new thread can facilitate a CSP Today BOAF gathering at the
Summit. I'll be flying in from China and hope to meet as many CSP Today
members as possible.
BTW, I came to China four years ago from the Bay area, so it's still my
home. If you'd like some ideas on what to do, what to see while you're
there, just let me know.
I'll be spending the evenings a bit down south (about 30 miles south of
the City) in Silicon Valley proper, more specifical…
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Posted by David Scott Lewis on December 4, 2007 at 1:53am —
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What a surprise- oil companies are commissioning reports that say that renewable energies will cost the economy a lot- where have I heard that before?
I am upset at this kind of attack time and time again - not to CSP in particular but for renewable energy. The way I see it, the oil industry can no longer count on their lobbying to keep the mon
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Posted by Belén Gallego on November 20, 2007 at 5:18pm —
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I have received a letter asking for advice on CSP development in India, and I thought it would be great if all of you could advice based on your own experience...
Dear Sirs
Presently cost of installation of CSP projects are ~4 times to that of normal fossil fuel/ biomass projects. Though the variable cost ( main fuel cost) is nil still the capital cost is much higher surplussing the advantage of no fuel cost. The life of the projects are idnetical ie 20 years.…
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Posted by Belén Gallego on November 9, 2007 at 11:00am —
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I want to announce that CSP today will in the New Year extend its coverage of the Solar Power industry by publishing reports. These will be data-rich multi-client reports designed to provide strategy and decision-ma…
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Posted by Belén Gallego on November 5, 2007 at 3:57pm —
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This is a busy week for CSP today, as we are holding the concentrated solar power summit in Seville. It is going realy well - more than 180 people on site!!!
The highlights of the morning - certainly some vivid debate on the RD 661 - and what it means for the future of CSP. The pannel session touched up on the legal issues and the investor point of view, as well as the palnts developers - and people didnt have enought with one hour. They carried on speaking for quite a while - and…
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Posted by Belén Gallego on November 5, 2007 at 2:41pm —
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A perspective on an envisioned leading role for the EU in 3 pressing and interrelated matters: sustainability (ecological & economical), a secure energy supply, social justice.
. . . Fractured policy creation
One of the most striking aspects of ongoing debates regarding sustainability, security of energy supply and social justice is the fractured nature of the perspectives used. All perspectives are true, but partial. And with all due respect to the qualities inherent…
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Posted by Emil Möller on October 15, 2007 at 2:06pm —
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A perspective on an envisioned leading role for the EU in 3 pressing and interrelated matters: sustainability (ecological & economical), a secure energy supply, social justice
. . . Fractured policy creation
One of the most striking aspects of ongoing debates regarding sustainability, security of energy supply and social justice is the fractured nature of the perspectives used. All perspectives are true, but partial. And with all due respect to the qualities inherent in each perspective;…
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Posted by Emil Möller on October 15, 2007 at 2:02pm —
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