Solar Thermal

Government's latest loan guarantee to support expansion of Calisolar's cheap and energy efficient silicon purification technology

Government decides BrightSource's 370MW solar thermal plant does not jeopardise protected desert tortoises

500kW installation beats government deadline for feed-in tariff cuts, as developer predicts continued demand for mid-sized installations

European renewable energy capacity grew 30 per cent last year, but byzantine planning rules now threaten to derail expansion drive

US government backs Nevada facility that can store thermal energy for up to 10 hours, eliminating intermittency issues

Partnership will see Surface Power supply solar thermal systems to installers Solar Fusion

Award of over $2bn to Blythe plant in California follows $1.8bn to two other solar projects earlier this month

Tom Young runs down the projects in the pipeline that promise to revolutionise the global energy industry

SunPower nets $1.2bn loan guarantees, while plan to integrate solar with coal power in Queensland bags AUS$35m

BrightSource Energy completes financing for flagship project with injection from search giant