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Here are links to web pages containing news of TREC (or the DESERTEC Concept), High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission or Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) plants.
 
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2008
June
29.
 Part 2: Solar Grand Plans Start Answering Basic Questions
(DESERTEC, Miller-McCune)
29.
 Molten Salt May Be Solution to Solar Energy Storage (CSP, cleantechnica.com)
28.
 Solar companies left in the dark (CSP, mercurynews.com)
27.
 Part 1: Tapping Solar for Places Where the Sun Don’t Shine
(DESERTEC, Miller-McCune)
27.
 Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects
(CSP, NY Times)
27.
 Exploiter la richesse des déserts (DESERTEC, Le Temps)
26.
 German: Sonne – Energieträger der Zukunft (mp3, 6MB)
(DESERTEC, Deutsche Welle)
26.
 Storing the sun: Molten salt provides highly efficient thermal storage
(CSP, Renewable Energy World)
25.
 FPL unveils plans for three Florida solar plants (CSP, Reuters)
25.
 DLR meldet erfolgreichen Ersteinsatz einer solar-biohybriden Gasturbine in Almería (CSP, solarserver.de)
24.
 If Properly Unleashed, The Marketplace Can Solve Climate Change (DESERTEC, American Chronicle)
23.
 MAN lotet Verkauf von Kernsparte aus (CSP, Financial Times Deutschland)
19.
 Top Seven at Intersolar (CSP, Burn Some Dayligh)
19.
 Germany: Strom ohne Ende Sonnenenergie aus der Wüste (Video)
(DESERTEC, Sendung "quer" des Bayerischen Fernsehens)
18.
 Bringing Down The Cost of Energy (DESERTEC, NewsBlaze)
18.

Solar energy as cheap as fossil fuels by 2015 (CSP, earth2tech.com)
See also greenbang.com
16.
 Stirling Energy Systems announces US$100m investment by NTR Plc
(CSP, environmental-expert.com)
16.
 Germany: Wüstenwind für deutschen Strom?
(DESERTEC, neues-deutschland.de)
16.
 Germany: Energy Globe Award geht an Solar Millennium
(CSP, tarife-verzeichnis.de)
15.
 The Coming "Long Boom" in Clean Energy (CSP, americanchronicle.com)
13.
 Clean Energy Crunch Time (CSP, loe.org)
13.
 Pics: Solar Thermal Demo Plant Rises in Israeli Desert (CSP, wired.com)
13.
 Germany: Arabische Staaten wollen bei Solar-Energie führend sein
(CSP, 3sat.de nano)
12.
 Germany: Arabisches Emirat setzt auf schwimmende Solarkraft
(CSP, 3sat.de nano)
11.
 Germany: Spanien baut eines der weltgrößten Solarkraftwerke
(CSP, 3sat.de nano)
11.
 Germany: Die nächste Solar-Revolution? (DESERTEC, ARD-Börse)
11.
 Germany: Der Traum vom Sahara-Strom (DESERTEC, Deutsche Welle)
10.
 Germany: Schwierige Partnerschaft (DESERTEC, Deutschlandfunk)
10.
 Germany: Strom aus der Wüste (DESERTEC, stromtip.de)
10.
 Germany: Dampfstrom aus dem sonnigen Spanien (CSP, FAZ)
10.
 Renewable Energy´s Unstoppable ´Learning Curve´
(DESERTEC, americanchronicle.com)
09.
 German: Jerusalem: BrightSource Energy / Luz II weihen Solarenergie-Entwicklungszentrum ein (CSP, emediaworld.com)
09.
 Germany: Tagung: Wüstensonne soll künftig Strom für Europa liefern
 (DESERTEC, Solarserver.de)
08.
 Germany: Experte: Wüstensonne könnte Energieprobleme in Europa lösen
 (DESERTEC, verivox.de)
See also pressetext.at, Exgiessener-Allgemeine.de, idw-online.de, jesus.ch
07.
 Germany: Deutscher Solarstrom - Die Geschichte einer Fehlentwicklung
 (CSP, faz.net)
07.
 Africa's Hot Deserts Could Power Entire Continent
(DESERTEC, Curious?Read!)
06.
 Bring On The Heat! (DESERTEC, gorillaofftopic.com)
06.
 Africa’s deserts could supply solar electricity to continent (CSP, Majimbo Kenya) See also Africa Science News
05.
 Dishing out new power (CSP, Herald Sun)
05.
 Concentrated solar power has a bright future (CSP, Environmental Finance)
04.
 Centre for Low Carbon Technology in Buildings set to fight climate change
(CSP, Azobuild)
04.
 DOE invests in solar thermal (CSP, CalFinder)
04.
 In the tower of sun (CSP, Carbon Free)
03.
 Germany: MAN Ferrostaal steigt in solare Kühlung ein (CSP, verivox.de)
03.
 Spain pioneering with solar thermal power (CSP, Rhein)
03.
 eSolar scores 245MW solar deal in SoCal (CSP, earth2tech)
See also GroovyGreen, Cnet, Reuters, Green Tech Media
01.
 Ontario Wal-Mart Canada plan venture to provide Menova Energy with up to $5.9 million for solar demonstration on roof of Wal-Mart Store (pdf)
(CSP, Power Spar (press release))
 
Mai
29.
 Sopogy scores $9M funding from Omidyar, Hawaiian investors
(CSP, earth2tech.com)
28.
 SCHOTT inaugurates solar receiver plant (CSP, Renewable Energy World)
27.
 German: SCHOTT Solar weiht neues Werk für Solar-Receiver in Spanien ein
 (CSP, solarserver.de)
27.
 Solar thermal technology gets its own conference at Intersolar 2008
(CSP, Refrige)
23.
Google, Chevron build mirrors in desert to beat coal with solar (CSP, Bloomberg)
22.
Concentrating solar to reach 18 gigawatts by 2020 (CSP, GreenTech Media)
22.
LUZ II: Second Chance Chronicles (CSP, wordpress.com)
21.
French: DESERTEC – Vers un plan solaire français pour la Méditerranée
(DESERTEC, NaturaVox)
20.
Solar Islands: A new concept for low-cost solar energy at very large scale
(CSP, The Oil Drum)
20.
Al Gore: Why is there no solar power in the land of the sun? (CSP, Globe)
19.
 German: Soligarchen (CSP, Focus)
19.
Harnessing sun's energy, at half the price (CSP, RedOrbit)
15.
 German: Google.org steigt bei BrightSource Energy ein (CSP, golem.de)
See also iwr.de
14.
Google.Org doubles down on solar thermal power (CSP, Wired)
14.
BrightSource gets $115 million in new funding (CSP, Market Watch)
See also CarbonFree, Renewable Energy World
14.
FOCUS: Algeria eyes solar energy exports to Europe (CSP, Zawya)
13.
The cost of utility-scale solar: PV vs. CST (CSP, Renewable Energy World)
13.
Bright Idea (DESERTEC, Healthy Organic Living (via TREC))
(Click '+' with Firefox to enlarge the image or click the 'enlarge' button with Internet Explorer)
12.
Sener and Masdar announce joint venture to develop concentrating solar power plants in the 'Sunbelt' (CSP, AME Info)
10.
Solar Energy Could Power U.S. Many Times Over (CSP, Ecolocalizer)
10.
Solar Power goes to Extremes for 5cents per kwh (CSP, Clean Technica)
09.
Simple, cheap solar power from MIT (CSP, Sustainable Transition Blog)
See also Media Newswire, MIT News
09.
On the rise: Solar thermal power and the fight against global warming (PDF)
(CSP, California Environment) See also California Progress
08.
ACCIONA Energy will build two solar thermal power plants in Cordoba (Spain) totaling 100 MW with an investment of almost euros 500 million (CSP, Acciona)
08.
Report: Large-scale solar power plants could power nation, combat global warming and create thousands of jobs (CSP, Environment America)
07.
The Weekly Carboholic: powering Europe from the Sahara
(DESERTEC, Scholars and Rogues)
06.
Interview with Gerry Wolff (MP3, 3.2 MB)
(DESERTEC, Network Africa, BBC World Service)
This is an interview conducted by Peter Lewenstein and broadcast throughout Africa on the 6th of May 2008, 06:30 GMT.
06.
Can solar energy save humanity? (CSP, The Trumpet)
05.
DOE backs $60 million for concentrating solar power (CSP, Matter Network)
 
April
30.
Is Desert Solar Power the Solution to Europe's Energy Crisis?
(DESERTEC, SPIEGEL Online) See also Business Week
30.
SkyFuel gets $17 million in venture funding (CSP, Spiegel Online)
30.
 It will Be Worth $200 Billion by 2020 (DESERTEC, Top Stock Reports)
30.
 The madness of wind power policy results from greedy developers
(DESERTEC, theherald.co.uk)
29.
Germany: Desertec – Saubere Energie aus der Wüste?! (DESERTEC, Opinio)
29.
We're off to see the wizard - Storing energy using ammonia (CSP, The Oil Drum)
28.
Germany: Wie Europa von Kohle und Gas loskommt
(DESERTEC, SPIEGEL Online) See also T-Online
23.
Nevada No. 2 in solar power development (CSP, Review Journal)
23.
Solar Energy in Egypt - Joining California & India with commercial scale hybrid power plants (CSP, Eco World)
23.
In search of the missing piece in the renewables jigsaw (CSP, Business Green)
23.
Harnessing the sun: The future of green jobs (CSP, Washington Independent)
22.
11 Solar thermal companies powering up (CSP, Earth2Tech)
21.
Solar Power From Africa: The best investment the EU can make
(DESERTEC, Solve Climate)
21.
Deserts to power the world (DESERTEC, NewsBlaze)
18.
Stirling engines meet solar power in the desert (CSP, CleanTech)
17.
Deserts could provide world's energy using concentrated solar power
(DESERTEC, African Energy News Review)
15.
New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days (CSP, NY Times)
15.
The best technology to protect the earth (CSP, Grist)
15.
Concentrating solar power with storage (CSPwS): Foundation of the renewable grid in the west (CSP, Solar South West)
15.
The race between two forms of sunlight (CSP, Dot Earth)
15.
Money Shines on Israeli Solar Startup (CSP, redorbit.com)
15.
New ways to store solar energy for nighttime and cloudy days
(CSP, New York Times)
15.
Concentrated solar power: Another great new-old idea (CSP, Speculist)
See also Uncommon Sense
14.
Concentrated solar thermal power — a core climate solution
(CSP, Climate Progress)
12.
The technology that will save humanity (CSP, Salon.com)
12.
Mega solar: the world’s 13 biggest solar thermal energy projects
(CSP, EcoWorldly)
12.
PowerGrid’s undersea line to link India, Sri Lanka (HVDC, The Financial Express)
12.
Concentrating solar collectors can gather a lot of energy
(CSP, Pittsburgh Tribune Reviews)
11.
Eskom going solar (CSP, Shed It)
11.
Do we need a massive government program to generate breakthroughs to make solar energy cost-competitive? (CSP, GristMill)
10.
 Germany: Solar Millennium AG will solarthermische Kraftwerke rund um die Uhr betreiben (CSP, solarserver.de) See also oekonews.at
10.
America funding Persian Gulf renewable energy investments (CSP, Daily Kos)
10.
Solar Energy | Carrizo Energy solar farm (CSP, Renewable Energy Development)
08.
1,000 Acres of giant solar mirrors to rise in Israel's Desert, finally
(CSP, Solve Climate)
08.
Ahead of the curve? Fresnel technology in CSP (CSP, Renewable Energy World)
08.
 Germany: Bundesregierung offiziell für Solarstrom-Importe aus der Wüste
(DESERTEC, solarserver.de) See also at www.hannovermesse.de
Letter from German government (PDF), inofficial English translation (DOC / PDF)
Program Forum "10,000 Solar GigaWatts" (PDF); April 23-24 at Hanover Fair
04.
 U.S. Department of Energy Selects 12 Cities to Advance Solar America Initiative (CSP, govtech.com)
04.
 Germany: MAN Ferrostaal baut Geschäft mit Erneuerbaren Energien aus
(CSP, presseportal.ch)
04.
 Germany: Hannover Messe: Erneuerbare Energien im Rampenlicht
(CSP, Hanover Fair) See also inar.de
04.
 Germany: Neue Firma für Solarkraftwerke (CSP, solarthemen.de)
04.
ABB Technology gives offshore wind farms new capabilities (HVDC, Electric Net)
04.
Bright Source of solar thermal power (CSP, CarbonFree)
See also Renewable Energy World, TreeHugger, Sustainable Business
03.
Distributed vs. Utility Scale Renewables: A Dead-End Battle
 (renewableenergyworld.com)
03.
 Germany: Novatec BioSol AG auf Hannover Messe (CSP, imittelstand.de)
03.
Concentrating Solar Power could generate 200 billion dollars in investment by 2020 (CSP, Solar Daily)
02.
 Concentrating On The Important Things - Solar Thermal Power
(DESERTEC, theoildrum.com)
02.
Investing in Solar Thermal Energy (CSP, wealthdaily.com)
02.
Concentrating on the important things - solar thermal power (CSP, The Oil Drum)
02.
Solel to build $140M manufacturing facility for solar power in Spain (CSP, Solel)
01.
New Report Finds that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Could Amass up to $200 Billion in Investment Globally for Installations Through 2020
(CSP, PR Inside)
01.
Parabolic troughs: CSP's quiet achiever (PDF, 534 KB)
(DESERTEC, Renewable Energy Focus) March/April 2008, pp 46-50
This an article by Stewart Taggart, Coordinator of TREC-Australia and a member of TREC-UK
01.
 Waitin’ On A Sunny (and Windy) Day (CSP, americanprogress.org)
01.
 New Report Finds that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Could Amass up to $200 Billion in Investment Globally for Installations Through 2020
(CSP, businesswire.com) See also pv-tech.org
01.
 Concentrating Solar to Reach 18 Gigawatts by 2020 (CSP, greentechmedia.com)
01.
 Solar Roundup: Another Tax-Credit Proposal, Big Deals for Solar-Thermal and Thin-Film (CSP, greentechmedia.com)
01.
Desert power: A solar renaissance (DESERTEC, Geotimes)
01.
PG&E signs contracts with BrightSource Energy for up to 900 megawatts of solar thermal power (CSP, Yahoo) See also CleanTech, Reuters, Meta Efficient, IT Spot
01.

Letter of the month - Fuels for the future (DESERTEC, Geographical, magazine of the Royal Geographical Society via TREC)
 
March
31.
Power Grid Corp signs loan agreements with WB, ADB (HVDC, India Info Online)
29.
Concentrating solar power in brief (CSP, NewsBlaze)
28.
Mirror, mirror ... solar energy in the European limelight,
page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5 (CSP, Dr Henner Gladen, European Sustainable Energy Review, Issue 1, 2008, pages 28-32)
Scanned image available only. (To enlarge the image of each page, click '+' with Firefox or the 'enlarge' button with Internet Explorer).
28.
Kergord Valley lands role as wind farm's power centre (HVDC, Shetland Today)
28.
Solar Mediterranean Union: the Way to Energy and Climate Security?
 (DESERTEC, newsblaze.com)
28.
Concentrating Solar Power in Brief (DESERTEC, newsblaze.com)
27.
E.ON, ABB developing windfarm project in Germany (HVDC, Reliable Plant)
26.
ABB to connect German offshore wind farms to power grid (HVDC, Automation)
24.
Florida utility jumps into California solar market (CSP, Green Wombat)
See also Reuters
23.
David Mills talks about the global political environment and his baseload solar thermal technology (DESERTEC-USA, beyondzeroemissions.org)
20.
Low-cost Solar Thermal Plants at Heart of Algerian-German Research Push
(CSP, Renewable Energy World)
19.
Solar Energy - Mojave Solar Park (CSP) (CSP, Renewable Energy Development)
19.
Nexans wins 150 mln euro power cable contract (HVDC, Reuters)
19.
Ausra: solar power around the clock, enough for 90% of U.S. grid
(CSP, TreeHugger)
19.
A revolution in energy awaits, who will tap it? (CSP, Business Daily Africa)
19.
 Germany: Was nützt eine deutsche Netz-AG? (HVDC, neues-deutschland.de)
18.
 Germany: Revolutionärer US-Solarplan: So wird Öl überflüssig
(DESERTEC-USA, Spiegel Online)
18.
 Germany: Solar Millennium macht dem Öl Dampf (CSP, boerse.ARD.de)
See also wallstreet-online.de, ad-hoc-news.de
18.
Desert Sunrise: Concentrating Solar Power Makes Worldwide Progress
(CSP, Renewable Energy)
17.
World’s Largest 38500-meal Solar Kitchen in India (CSP, Inhabitat)
16.
India-Sri Lanka power transfer project feasibility report soon
(HVDC, The Hindu - Business Line)
14.
Masdar, Sener in $1.2B solar thermal venture (CSP, cleantech.com)
See also news.com, greenbang.com, groovygreen.com, greentechmedia.com
14.
EU leaders to endorse Mediterranean Union: draft (Reuters)
14.
Solar power may help wean Nevada off fossil fuel-powered energy
 (CSP, ksby.com)
12.
Torresol Energy, new joint compay by SENER and Masdar
(CSP, Individual.com) See also Greentech, AME, CNET, Treehugger
12.
Israeli Minister Shares Renewable Energy Innovations (CSP, eponline.com)
12.
Spain to spin turbines with solar steam (CSP, plantservices.com)
11.
Germany: Strom aus der Wüste (mp4, 96 MB) (start at minute 25)
(DESERTEC, WDR, Quarks&Co) See also here or as text at WDR website
09.
New Opportunities For Small Scale Concentrating Solar Power
(CSP, Earthtoys.com)
09.
Germany: Solarthermische Kraftwerke ersetzen fünf AKWs (CSP, nachrichten.ch)
See also pressetext.ch
09.
Germany: Hoffnungsträger Solarthermie - Strom aus Spaniens Sonne
 (DESERTEC, n-tv.de)
07.
Germany: Club of Rome kritisiert deutsche Umweltpolitik
(DESERTEC, Deutschlandradio Kultur)
07.
Solar Millennium raises $78 million (CSP, Renewable Energy)
07.
Big potential for domestic industry should Eskom proceed with 100-MW solar project (CSP, engineeringnews.co.za)
06.
Rising fuel prices make the budding field of solar thermal technology more viable
(CSP, International Herald Tribune)
06.
Solar Company Says Its Tech Can Power 90 Percent of Grid and Cars
(DESERTEC-USA, wired.com)
06.
Panel seeks solutions to climate change
(DESERTEC, taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw)
05.
Solar Plan Debated in Parliament (DESERTEC, newsblaze.com)
04.
Solar energy has bright future — if Senate acts (CSP, Senator John Ensign)
04.
SCHOTT Solar breaks ground on $100 million facility in New Mexico
(CSP, Renewable Energy) See also bizjournals.com
04.
Germany: Spatenstich für SCHOTT Solar Produktion in den USA (CSP, inar.de)
03.
Thermal power heats up Nevada (CSP, Time)
03.
Making good use of that sunny Arizona weather (CSP, thevarsity.ca)
02.
Go solar, presenter says (DESERTEC, Taipei Times)
01.
Germany: Die Sonne kann auch kühlen (CSP, sonnenseite.com)
01.
Concentrating solar power and the proposed HVDC supergrid (PDF, 397 KB)
Science in Parliament, Spring 2008, pp. 34-36 (DESERTEC, UK Parliament)
This is a briefing report and notes prepared following a "breakfast" meeting of the Scientific and Parliamentary Committee in the House of Commons on 2007-11-13. The briefing report is by Gerry Wolff and Neil Crumpton and the notes are by Professor Peter Simpson, Secretary of the Committee.
 
February
29.
Solar without the Panels (CSP, Technology Review) See also Gizmodo
29.
Concentrated Solar Power and energy storage (CSP, Leonardo Energyd)
29.
Mega solar concentrators (DESERTEC, EcoWorld)
28.
Solar Energy Market Will Soar to $12 Billion by 2012 (CSP, sys-con.com)
28.
Arizona-a brave new green solar world (CSP, Gather) See also The Varsity
28.
DESERTEC proposals debated in UK Parliament (ASF file, 44.4 MB)
(DESERTEC, UK Parliament)
This is a video recording of a speech by Dr Howard Stoate MP and a reply by Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks MP about the DESERTEC proposals, in the House of Commons. There is also a Hansard transcipt of the debate.
See also Arabian Business
27.
Germany: Ökostädte vom Reissbrett (CSP, nzz.ch)
27.
DESERTEC. Isn't the sun in the desert ? (DESERTEC, Shake Your Planet)
26.
Green Britain Gears Up for Climate Change Battle
(CSP, Renewable Energy World)
26.
Bold Energy Plan to Be Debated in UK Parliament (DESERTEC, NewsBlaze)
26.
Expanded energy lineup at HANNOVER MESSE 2008
(DESERTEC, machinist.in)
26.
DESERTEC: A Solar Powered World? (DESERTEC, ENN)
25.
DESERTEC: Solar Energy from MENA to Europe
(DESERTEC, Arab Environment Watch)
25.
Sun shines on solar power (CSP, Engineer Live)
25.
Environmental Council Develops Its Own Energy Plan (CSP, redorbit.com)
24.
Ray of hope? (World Architecture News)
24.
Germany: Solarkraftwerk für Arizona (CSP, heise.de)
22.
Nevada Solar One generator dedicated (CSP, Forbes)
See also U.S.News, Clean Technica, EcoWorld
22.
Solar Thermal Power Poised for Prime Time (CSP, World Watch Institute)
22.
A Solar Powered World? (DESERTEC, green-energy-news.com)
21.
The power of concentration (CSP, Economist)
21.
Abengoa, APS to build 280-MW solar plant in Arizona (CSP, Energy Current)
See also BusinessWire, Phoenix Business Journal, Green Energy News, Arizona Republic, Sustainable Business Green Energy News, Business Week
20.
Smoke and mirrors or a blueprint for clean energy?
(CSP, World Architecture News)
20.
 Siemens commissions 3000 MW HVDC transmission system in China
(HVDC, Power Engineeringe) See also FinChannel, Power Online
20.
Renewable energy: desert dreams (CSP, Time Magazine)
19.
Clean Power from the Deserts (DESERTEC, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre)
18.
17.
Hello Sunshine (PDF, 2.1 MB) (DESERTEC, Geographical)
16.
U.S. has more sun but Europe has more solar power…for now
(CSP, ZDNet Blogs)
15.
Salmond push for power 'supergrid' (CSP, Scotsman)
See also The Herald, Scottish Government
15.
Modern investors turn into sun worshippers (CSP, Daily Telegraph)
15.
Solar power comes of age (JPG, 1.3 MB) (CSP, Carbon2Share, Issue 10, Spring 2008 newsletter produced by Colin Challen MP)
This is a slightly updated version of Win-win: concentrating solar power published in Greenpeace Business in July 2007. To enlarge the image, click the '+' with Firefox or the 'enlarge' button with Internet Explorer.)
14.
Cool Earth Solar generates power with 'solar balloons' (CSP, CNet)
See also Seeker Blog, Smart Planet
14.
Germany: Die Sonne anzapfen - aber richtig (CSP, faz.net)
12.
Germany: Interview mit Max Schön (MP3, 4 MB) (DESERTEC, kulturradio.de)
12.
Sandia, Stirling Energy Systems set new world record for solar-to-grid conversion efficiency (CSP, Sandia)
See also Power Engineering, Environment News Service, Ecofriend, VNUNet, TreeHugger, Azonano, Green Wombat
11.
$22b Masdar City to rely mainly on outside funds (CSP, Council of Canadians London Chapter - Environment & Climate Change Protection Committee)
See also Intelligent Travel
11.
Infinia dish turns out solar power with Stirling engine(CSP, Green Tech Blog)
See also Reuters, GreenTechMedia
10.
Germany: Golfstaat Abu Dhabi setzt auf Sonnenenergie (CSP, solarserver.de)
See also spiegel.de, wiwo.de, nzz.ch
10.
Israel to hold tender for solar energy plants (CSP, Reuters)
08.
New solar, n-power forms answer to global warming (CSP, Freshnews)
08.
Report pushes alternative energy (CSP, azcentral.com)
07.
Google to Outspend US Government on Environment (CSP, Reuters)
See also MatterNetwork, Climate Ark, NZ Herald
07.
Concentrating Solar Power experts to meet in Barcelona (CSP, Objectif Terre)
07.
Bring me sunshine (MP3, 11.4 MB)
(DESERTEC, BBC Radio 4, Costing the Earth)
07.
The pros and cons of solar power (DESERTEC, BBC)
07.
Shyam Ponappa: Initiatives for renewable energy (CSP, Business Standard)
07.
Transpower Considering HVDC Replacement Options (HVDC)
06.
Solar field site seen (CSP, Monte Vista Journal)
06.
Germany: Der Mann mit dem roten Quadrat (PDF, 4 MB)
(DESERTEC, Brand Eins)
04.
Dull Revolutions: HVDC Power Transmission (HVDC)
04.
Renewables: can they deliver? CSP, Greening the Economy)
03.
Germany: 4 GW CSP bis 2010 in den USA geplant (CSP, sonnenseite.com)
02.
Life in the Electric Age (HVDC, Always On)
02.
Qatar eyes solar power to meet surging demand: report (CSP, Reuters)
01.
Scottish islands seek aid for subsea green power 'export' link (HVDC, Power Engineering) See also This is North Scotland
01.
A bright future for solar energy? (CSP, NPR (podcast))
01.
CSP concentrates the mind (CSP, Renewable Energy Focus)
01.
Concentrating on the Southwest Sun (CSP, greentechmedia.com)
 
January
30.
Germany: Kooperation mit Algerien zur effizienten Energieumwandlung und erneuerbaren Energien (DESERTEC, DLR)
29.
Germany: Die besten Solarwissenschaftler der Euregio bündeln ihre Kräfte
 (CSP, Informationsdienst Wissenschaft)
See also innovations-report.de, media.nrw.de
29.
Peak water in Saudi Arabia (CSP, theoildrum.com)
28.
CRB-S(TM) Systems Produce Bent Glass Substrates to Support Demand for Solar Energy (CSP, centredaily.com)
"U.S. Department of Energy estimates by 2020 more than 20 GW of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) online in the USA"
28.
Solel Blazes with $105M Investment (CSP, greentechmedia.co)
28.
Abu Dhabi Pledges $15 Billion for Renewables (CSP, ens-newswire.com)
See also menafn.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com
28.
Ukraine: Desertec: энергия Солнца за 300 миллиардов долларов
 (DESERTEC, expert.com.ua)
25.
Germany: Renewables stark auf der HANNOVER MESSE 2008
 (TREC, presseportal.de) See also solarserver.de
24.
SolarReserve Announces Hiring of Distinguished Solarthermal Power Technology Expert (CSP, interestalert.com)
24.
Switzerland: Der nächste Goldrausch (CSP, weltwoche.ch)
23.
UAE to Build Concentrating Solar Power Plant (CSP, english.cri.cnm)
22.
Clean-city project in Abu Dhabi under way (CSP, United Press International UPI)
See also prnewswire.com, cleantech.com
21.
Stirling Energy takes on the solar power challenge (CSP, usatoday.com)
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Clean power from deserts (PDF, 430 kb) (DESERTEC, Arab Water World)
At www.awwmag.com you may download the full magazine (PDF, 5 MB)
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White Paper Outlines Apollo-Size Solar Plan for EU-MENA (PDF, 270 kb)
(DESERTEC, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Letter)
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No New Transmission Means Little Renewable Energy
 (CSP, altenergystocks.com)
19.
 Germany: Begehrte Sonnenenergie (CSP, morgenweb.de)
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Concentrated Solar Power Summit in San Francisco (CSP, 1888 Press Release)
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America's Energy Future (CSP, americanchronicle.com)
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Google warms to solar thermal energy (CSP, Financial Times)
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