Solar Thermal

Millions of acres of degraded terrain could hold 100 times the current US solar capacity - and avert the environmental tradeoffs of blockbuster solar projects

Ivanpah concentrated solar power project comes online, offering 392MW of capacity

Larkfleet Group installs demonstration project to test technology in British winter

All the latest news and analysis on the solar power market

Greg Barker reiterates that he wants to see 20GW of solar capacity installed within a decade

Google-backed 392MW Ivanpah solar plant in California started to produce power this week

Desertec's grand vision may have been dealt a blow, but desert solar power could still play a major role in the world's clean energy mix

Industry research suggests a 10-fold increase in solar thermal technology market would cut costs by 30 per cent

National Renewable Energy Laboratory reckons solar power costs in western states to fall by 35 per cent

Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting promises to increase output from wind and solar projects by around 10 per cent through accurate weather forecasting