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Asphalt Energy: Talk About A Hot Foot!
Alternative Energy | August 21st 2008 by Ethan K.
Ever hear the expression “it’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk”? That may be a colorful way to describe the temperature but scientists aren’t taking the concept lightly. A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is read more
Gas Natural opens one of the first European solar cooling plants
Technology for life | July 17th 2008 by Jose Luis
The Spanish energy company Gas Natural inaugurated yesterday in Seville one of the first European solar cooling experimental plants. The technology behind it is double-effect solar absorption cooling backed up by natural gas. That allows for mor read more
Solel wins large order for solar receivers in Spain
Technology for life | May 8th 2008 by Jose Luis
Solar energy technology company Solel Solar Systems Ltd. has won a contract to supply 70,000 thermosolar receivers for three new solar power plants in Spain. The company will supply its UVAC 2008 receivers to two unnamed Spanish infrastructure compa read more
Solar collectors that capture heat even in the shade
Technology for life | March 27th 2008 by Jose Luis
During the last edition of the Energy Trade show GENERA in Madrid, visitors wondered how the solar panels from the company Solar PST, from Galicia, managed to heat water to up to 122 °F degrees, considering they were located in an indoor facility. & read more
Sener and Masdar form solar JV to develop CSP plants
Technology for life | March 15th 2008 by Jose Luis
The Spanish engineering group Sener and Masdar, the company behind an eponymous $15 billion eco-metropolis set to be built in Abu Dhabi, have joined forces by creating a solar joint venture called Torresol Energy (Torresol: Sun Tower, in English). read more
Abengoa Solar to build a 280 MW CSP plant in Arizona
Technology for life | February 21st 2008 by Jose Luis
Abengoa Solar, a subsidiary of Spain’s Abengoa technology company, has signed a contract with Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) to build, own and operate what would be the largest solar power plant in the world if it were operating today. It is read more
SEPA Tour of CSP plants in Spain
Technology for life | January 19th 2008 by Jose Luis
This story from Renewable Energy Access links to a couple of interesting files I had missed until a co-worker, Brian, tipped me off last week. Mike Taylor, Director of Research at Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), recently accompanied the Elec read more
SunPower and its 3rd solar power plant building boom
Best Solar Energy | January 19th 2008 by vladan
Another day, another new solar power plant. At least that's the way it seems, given SunPower's recent spate of deals to build multi-megawatt photovoltaic solar power stations. The latest came Friday when the Silicon Valley solar panel maker announced read more
First silicon plant in Spain for solar panels
Technology for life | June 26th 2007 by Jose Luis
Siliken, a dynamic Spanish manufacturer of solar panels, has taken a step that will guarantee the supply of the essential raw material for their ambitious expansion plans. They are currently building what will be Spain´s first silicon plant, thus ge read more
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