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26 April 2011

Solar thermal developer BrightSource Energy files for IPO

Solar thermal technology developer BrightSource Energy has announced its intention to list as it looks to raise $250m, filing a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

19 April 2011

Eiser Infrastructure closes €475m Spanish solar thermal financing

UK investor Eiser Infrastructure Partners has arranged €475m in long-term financing for Aries Solar Termoeléctrica, the developer of two 50MW solar thermal plants in Spain.

19 April 2011

Solar Millennium wins conditional commitment for Blythe solar thermal project

German developer Solar Millennium has passed a critical milestone in securing financing for its 1GW solar thermal project in the Californian city of Blythe.

14 April 2011

Solar Millennium, OHL buy Arenales plant from Fotowatio

German solar thermal specialist Solar Millennium and Spanish construction group Obrascón Huarte Lain (OHL) have acquired the 50MW Arenales solar thermal plant from Fotowatio.

12 April 2011

BrightSource’s Ivanpah wins $1.6bn in loans, brings Google on board

BrightSource Energy has finalised $1.6bn in loans, guaranteed by the US Department of Energy, to finance construction of the world’s largest solar thermal power plant.

31 March 2011

Alstom invests a further $75m in BrightSource Energy

Power giant Alstom has invested an additional $75m in California, US-based project developer BrightSource Energy.

22 March 2011

Turboden rankine machines to make solar thermal debut

A new supply tie-up between Pratt & Whitney power systems subsidiary Turboden and concentrated solar developer Sopogy will see the power systems company’s organic rankine cycle systems used for the first time in a commercial solar thermal project.

3 March 2011

Solar Millennium earnings fall as it edges towards financing Blythe

German solar thermal project developer Solar Millennium’s net earnings fell by €40.6m in 2010 as it sought to build one of the largest solar plants the world has seen.

7 February 2011

SolarReserve’s Crossroads project gains final environmental approvals

US solar developer SolarReserve has secured final environmental approvals from the Arizona Corporation Commission for the planned 150MW Crossroads solar thermal project.

7 February 2011

EGPI Firecreek closes Arctic Solar Engineering acquisition

Traditional energy company EGPI Firecreek has finalised its acquisition of Arctic Solar Engineering (ASE), an integrator of solar thermal energy technology.

1 February 2011

Siemens forms German partnership to aid profits of solar thermal technology

Power major Siemens is to build a solar thermal power testing facility in Portugal with German partners as part of a project that looks to enhance the economics of parabolic trough plants.

11 January 2011

Siemens Energy control system makes solar thermal debut at Ivanpah

Siemens Energy has secured a follow-on order to supply a set of control systems, steam turbines and generators for BrightSource Energy’s Invanpah solar thermal plant in California’s Mojave Desert.

4 January 2011

Solar Millennium Group to provide parabolic trough collectors for two Spanish plants

Germany-based Solar Millennium Group will provide the parabolic trough collector design for two solar thermal power plants in southern Spain.

4 January 2011

Solar Millennium subsidiary heats up Egypt’s first solar thermal project

Solar Millennium subsidiary Flagsol has launched a hybrid solar thermal project 100km south of Cairo, Egypt that is expected to provide a foundation for future investment into similar projects in the region.

30 December 2010

K Road Power Acquires 850MW Calico Solar Project

K Road Sun has acquired the Calico Solar Project near Barstow, California from Tessera Solar North America after a power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) fell through.

16 December 2010

Solar Millennium says Palen project will provide ‘economic impulse’ to south-west US states

Solar Millennium, the developer behind the world’s largest solar thermal project at Blythe in California, anticipates that the construction of the project combined with its newly-approved Palen solar thermal project, will provide a ‘significant economical impulse’ for southwest US states.

24 November 2010

Solar Trust receives draft term sheet for Blythe solar thermal project

Solar Trust of America has announced that its subsidiary, Solar Millennium, has received a draft term sheet for a loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the Blythe solar thermal power project in California.

11 November 2010

Medicine Hat pilot is a solar thermal first for Canada

The government of Canadian province, Alberta, is set to invest $3m in a pilot solar thermal energy project in Medicine Hat that will demonstrate using solar energy to drive a steam engine, rather than fossil fuels.

3 November 2010

Areva looks to develop $3bn solar thermal projects in India

French energy major Areva is reportedly planning to invest $3bn in India’s solar thermal power generation.

16 September 2010

5GW South African solar park study nears completion

South Africa will complete a study into the viability of a 5GW solar energy park by the end of the month, which would be five times larger than any installation being developed in the world if given the go-ahead.

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