Associations/Organizations: See Solar page as well...
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www.eia.doe.gov
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Energy Information Administration is a statistical
agency of the U.S. Department of Energy whose
mission is to provide policy-neutral data, forecasts,
and analyses. US Data on Solar Thermal Page.
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www.solarelectricpower.org
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Solar Electric Power Association a nonprofit
membership organization. SEPA has more than 375
utility, electric service provider, manufacturer,
installer, government, and research members. Their
mission is to facilitate solutions for the use and
integration of solar electric power by utilities, electric
service providers, and their customers.
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solareis.anl.gov
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE), Department of Energy (DOE); and the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Department of the
Interior (DOI), are preparing a Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate
utility-scale solar energy development, to develop
and implement Agency-specific programs that would
establish environmental policies and mitigation
strategies for solar energy projects, and to amend
relevant Agency land use plans with the consideration
of establishing a new BLM solar energy development
program.
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Info:
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apps1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy, State Energy
Alternatives- Concentrating Solar Power info.
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www1.eere.energy.gov
/solar
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U.S. Department of Energy. Concentrating solar
power technologies- information about the three main
technology systems; Linear Concentrator Systems,
Dish/Engine Systems, Power Tower Systems and
Thermal Storage.
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www.abengoasolar.com
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Abengoa Solar. Info on Concentrating Solar Power.
What is CSP energy? Clearly describes Parabolic
Trough, Power tower technology, Proprietary
Technology.
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News:
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www.abengoasolar.es
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Abengoa Solar- World's largest Solar Tower (531
feet high) went on line in Seville Spain. Abengoa's
PS20 can produce 20 MW of energy.
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Projects in U.S.:
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www.bright
sourceenergy.com
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BrightSource Energy, Inc., is planning to build a
110-MW facility near Ivanpah, California. The Pacific
Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has signed a
contract to buy all the power from that facility when
it is built. Should be up in 2012. For a detailed
project description see-
www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/ivanpah/index.html.
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Reports:
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www.nrel.gov
/csp
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory-
publications, including technical reports and papers,
about its R&D activities in concentrating solar power,
as well as related information. A link to parabolic
trough technology reports as well.
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www.greentech
media.com
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'Concentrating Solar Power - Technology, Cost,
and Markets'' States the sector could amass up to
$200 Billion in aggregate investment globally for
installations through 2020. Executive Summary free.
Fee for full report. Prometheus Institute.
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www.nrel.gov
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"Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power
Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance
Forecasts" Sargent & Lundy LLC Consulting Group.
October 2003. PDF.
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www.energylan
.sandia.gov
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Research and Development Advances in
Concentrating Solar Power. Fact sheet. Sandia
National Lab and NREL partnership.
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solareis.anl.gov
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Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS
Utility Scale Solar planned on Bureau of Land
Management- Land Documents.
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Research:
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www.nrel.gov
/csp
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
collaborates with industry to further the research and
development of concentrating solar power (CSP) plant
and solar thermal technologies.
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energylan.sandia.gov
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Sandia National Lab Concentrating Solar Power and
Sun Lab. Operating as Sun•Lab, a virtual laboratory
comprising CSP groups at Sandia and NREL, Sandia's
work focuses on three types of concentrating solar
power systems: parabolic troughs, power towers, and
dish/engine systems.
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www.sandia.gov
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Sandia National Laboratories- DOE's National Solar
Thermal Test Facility's goal is to provide
experimental engineering data for the design,
construction, and operation of unique components
and systems in proposed solar thermal electrical
plants planned for large-scale power generation.
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gcep.stanford.edu
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Stanford University: Global Climate and Energy
Project. Solar Energy Research.
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www.trnmag.com
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Technology Research News is an independent
publisher and news service dedicated to covering
technology research developments in university,
corporate and government labs.
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Storage:
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www.ccisolar.caltech.edu
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CalTech-MIT. Phase I CBC brings together a diverse
group of chemists to address one of the outstanding
“holy-grails” of science in the 21st century – the
efficient, and ultimately economical, storage of solar
energy in the form of chemical bonds."
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Videos:
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www.ted.com
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Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, has designed a
petal-like solar collector which charges a sterling
engine.
TED.
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