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CSP & CPV Finance and Investment Summit USA

Hosted in San Francisco Thu 2nd October 2008 to Thu 2nd October 2008 This event will respond directly to the needs of those involved in trying to achieve financing and investment for their concentrated solar power projects. We’ll be addressing the most challenging issues including understanding project finance, securing venture capital, securing angel and early round investment, investment and finance success stories from some of the leading CPV and CSP For more information please visit htt… Continue

Added by Belén Gallego on August 5, 2008 at 5:32pm — No Comments

2nd Concentrated Solar Power Summit (Sevilla, 12-13 Nov)

Hosted in Sevilla, Spain Wed 12th November 2008 to Thu 13th November 2008 Nearly 500 MW on – Challenges Remain How to Deliver a Profitable CSP plant in the REAL WORLD For more information please visit http://www.csptoday.com/eufinance/ Continue

Added by Belén Gallego on August 5, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

2nd Concentrated Solar Power Summit

Hosted in San Francisco Tue 30th September 2008 to Wed 1st October 2008 From plans to power – your realistic blueprint for commercial success in the North American CSP industry Overcoming emerging challenges in large-scale solar thermal power in 2008 and beyond For more information please visit http://www.csptoday.com/us/ Continue

Added by Belén Gallego on August 5, 2008 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Waiting for politicians?

Waiting for politicians to pass ITC extensions?

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Added by Belén Gallego on February 6, 2008 at 10:12am — No Comments

Upsetting article - US Energy Bills Could Cost Economy $1 trillion by 2030

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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Added by Belén Gallego on November 20, 2007 at 5:18pm — 5 Comments

Letter asking for advice

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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Added by Belén Gallego on November 9, 2007 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

CSP today is expanding its reach!

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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Added by Belén Gallego on November 5, 2007 at 3:57pm — 3 Comments

The Concentrated Solar Power Summit

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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Added by Belén Gallego on November 5, 2007 at 2:41pm — No Comments