Concentrating Solar Power Projects Worldwide

California/Arizona/Nevada/Colorado/Idaho -- USA

175MW, Linear Frensel Reflectors, "Carrizo Energy Solar Farm," Ausra (2010-2012)
Project Status: California Energy Commission
Solar farm plan raises more worries, San Luis Obispo News, April 13, 2008
Solar thermal could supply most of the U.S. grid, says Ausra, Greentech Media, March 20, 2008
Supervisor seeks more forums on solar plant
Solar-power upstart Ausra bags more dough
Ausra also eyes open sun-drenched valleys in Northern Nevada, Ely News, Jan. 2, 2008
Not everyone finds Carrizo Plain solar plans sunny, San Luis Obispo News, Jan 2, 2008
Ausra building assembly plant in Las Vegas, Mercury News, Dec. 13, 2007
Sun to bring power, jobs to Central Coast, San Luis Obispo News, Dec 8, 2007
Solar's Day In the Sun, Business Week, October 15, 2007
California may see boom in solar power plants
California Race to Develop Solar Thermal Plants Heats Up
Solar thermal plants go back to the future, CNET, September 9, 2007
Start-up Ausra thinks big with solar storage
PG&E links with Ausra for 177 megawatts of solar thermal power
Ausra to Build 177-Megawatt Solar-Thermal Plant

160MW, Parabolic Trough,"SEGS VIII and IX," FPL, Harper Lake, California
Harper Lake - SEGS VIII and IX

400MW, Solar Tower, Brightsource Energy, Mojave Desert (2011)
Project Status:California Energy Commission
Israel site for California solar power test, Reuters, June 12, 2008
PG&E enters 900MW solar-power contract, Associated Press, April 4, 2008
PG&E to build solar plants in Mojave Desert, Victorville News, April 2, 2007
BrightSource Energy signs whopper solar contract with PG&E
BrightSource to Build 400-Megawatt Solar Power Station, GreenWombat, Sep 7, 2007
Solar Plant Planned In California Desert
California’s first Big Solar power plant in 16 years clears hurdle; Nov 1, 2007
Solar thermal plant moves forward; November 1, 2007, Central Valley Business Times

800MW, Solar Dishes, Sterling Energy Systems, Southern California (planned)
Large Scale Solar Market Gets $100 Million Boost, Carbon Free, April 18, 2008
Stirling Energy takes on the solar power challenge, USA Today, January 22, 2008

64MW, Parabolic Trough, "Nevada Solar One," Las Vegas, Nevada, Acciona, (operating)
A New Chapter Begins for Concentrated Solar Power
Nevada Solar One Dedicated to Power Las Vegas Homes
Acciona plans bigger solar thermal plant in U.S.
Using the Sun’s Heat, Not Light, New York Times, July 16, 2007
Nevada Solar One, Tech News, June 13, 2007
Nevada Solar One Parabolic Trough Power Plant To Go On Line, Glass On Web, June 4, 2007
I Have the Power, Design News, May 29, 2007
Nevada Solar One Power Station, Green TV Productions
Nevada Solar One (Video), Renewable Energy Access, March 22, 2007
Solar plant almost set to flip power switch; Las Vegas Business Journal, April 5, 2007
Acciona Connects to the Nevada Grid the World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant in 16 Years, June7, 2007
Tracking the Sun: Concentrating Solar Power Faces Bright Future
Nevada Solar One, Wikipedia

1MW, Parabolic Trough, "Saguaro Solar Generating Station," APS
Solar Powered Thermal Parabolic Trough Power Plant Dedicated, April 22, 2006

350MW, Parabolic Trough, "Solar Energy Generating Systems," FPL(SEGS)
TroughNet, US NREL, Parabolic Trough Solar Power Network

563MW, Parabolic Trough, "Victorville 2," Inland Energy (proposed)
The Prius of Power Plants, Green Wombat, April 6, 2007
Victorville 2 Hybrid Power Project To Undergo Licensing Review, ElectricNet, April 4, 2007
Major New Solar Energy Project Announced, August 9, 2005
Victorville Licensing Case, California Energy Commission, Feb 7, 2007
Project Status: California Energy Commission

250 MW, Parabolic Trough, "Solana Generating Station," Abengoa
Consortium seeking new solar plant; Tucson Citizen, Dec 24, 2007
Xcel involved in solar power project, Dec 6, 2007
$1 billion solar-thermal plant near Gila Bend to supply APS customers
Arizona to become 'Persian Gulf' of solar energy
280-MW Solar Plant to Use Molten Salt for Energy Storage
Plant to Brighten State's Solar Future
Big Solar Project Planned for Arizona Desert

533 MW, Parabolic Trough, "Mojave Solar Park," Solel (2011)
Solel's new 553 MW solar thermal plant

700MW, Solar PV, Carissa Plain, Optisolar (2011)
Can OptiSolar Make Thin-Film Dreams Real?, GreenTech media, April 30, 2008


Sopogy, Idaho
Hawaiian firm shrinks solar thermal power, CNET News.com, CA - 14 Sep 2007

Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (research)
Device Taps Sunshine to Convert CO2 Into Fuel, Discovery News, Dec 19, 2007

14 MW, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Solar PV, (operating)
Nellis solar power plant starts up, Dec 17, Las Vegas Business Press

280MW, Paraboblic Trough, Gila Bend, Arizona (planned)

Solar Dishes, Delta Solar Project, Utah
Utah solar project to help power Southern California, KSL.com, March 19, 2008
Solar Farm Powers California

300MW, Fresnel Reflectors, FPL, Florida, USA (no date)
FPL unveils plans for a solar plant, St. Petersburg Times, Sep 7, 2007

550 MW Concentrating Solar PV, OptiSolar (no date)

OptiSolar sets sights on world's largest solar farm, CNET, May 2, 2008
County may get a second solar farm on Carrisa Plains
$1 billion-plus Carrisa Plains solar farm could power 190,000 firms

 

Mexico
31 MW Parabolic Trough, Agua Prieta, Sonora
$49.35 Million Dollar Solar Thermal Energy Project, Infrasite, Oct 10, 2006

Spain

General News:
Endesa plans 200 MW solar thermal push; Nov 27, 2007

11MW, Solar Tower, "PS10," Abengoa, Seville (operating)
20MW, Solar Tower, "PS20," Abengoa, Seville (planned)
Power station harnesses Sun's rays, BBC, May 2, 2007
Power Tower Reflects Well on Sunny Spain, April 3, 2007 The UK Guardian
PS10, SolarPaces
PS 10 and PS 20 Power Towers in Seville, Spain, US NREL

1MW, Solar Tower/Parabolic Trough, "Plataforma Solar de Almeria," (research)
News Reports:
The Day After Tomorrow, March 2007, World Wildlife Fund
PSA

Linear Fresnel Reflector, MAN Ferrostaal/SPG, Almeria, Spain (research)
Ahead of the curve? Fresnel technology in CSP, Renewable Energy World, March 2008

50MW Parabolic Trough "Andasol 1" Granada (2008)
Solar Millennium AG acquires shares in the Andasol 3 project from NEO EnergÜ­a, DGAP News, April 5, 2008
Sunny Spain to Host Europe's First Large Solar Thermal Plant, Environment News Service, June 20, 2006
Andasol I , US NREL

50MW, Parabolic Trough, Bajadoz, Iberdrola (proposed)
Solar thermal projects mushroom in Spain

50MW Parabolic Trough, Puertellano, Iberdrola
Iberdrola introduces 50 MW Solar electric thermal plant in Spain

10MW, Solar Tower, Solar Tres, Ecija, Spain
Solar Tres - First Commercial Molten-Salt Central Receiver Plant

500Kw, Concentrating Solar Photovoltaics, Puerttellano, SolFocus
SolFocus Is So In-Focus with Concentrator Photovoltaic System, GreenTech Gazette, Jan. 17, 2008

1.5MW, Solar Tower, Julich, Germany
The Solar Tower Project in Jülich. A Milestone to Commercialisation of. Solar Thermal Power Generation


Australia

General News:
Australia a hot spot for solar energy; Nov 29, 2007


Solar Tower, Cloncurry, Queensland
Cloncurrey So Hot It Doesn't Need Coal
Sun town planning its switch to solar

Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, concentrating solar photovoltaics, (operating)
White Cliffs, New South Wales
Concentrating solar PV, Solar Systems

Umuwa, South Australia, Solar Dishes
Upgrade for APY solar station
Umuwa Solar Power Station, Solar Systems

Muswellbrook, New South Wales (operating)
Background:
Solar Thermal Electricity, University of New South Wales

500Kw, Solar Tower, CSIRO, Newcastle, New South Wales (research)
Background:
High Temperature Solar Thermal Systems in Australia, Australian Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE)

Mildura, Victoria, 154MW, concentrating solar photovoltaics (proposed)
Mildura power station to help cut emission levels
Victoria builds solar power plant
Solar Systems making the sun work after dark, Herald-Sun,November 22, 2007
Australians fight fear of power crisis with giant solar site, October 26, 2006
Solar Systems FAQ

30MW Parabolic Trough, Port Augusta, South Australia, Acquasol
World First Plant Planned for Upper Spencer Gulf, Whyalla News, January 8, 2007
Background:
Solar Desalination

Leigh Creek/Woomera, South Australia, concentrating solar photovoltaics (proposed)
Chance to invest in SA's $30m solar farm, May 15, 2007
Solar power to the people
Green and Gold Energy

Whyalla, South Australia, 24MW, solar dishes (proposed)
Solar first for Whyalla
Whyalla solar project set to shine, Dec 1 2007
Big Dish snares $7m ray of sunshine, Canberra Times, May 3, 2007
Red tape dims $80m solar plan, March 18, 2007
Background:
Bright outlook for South Australia’s Solar Oasis, Wizard Power
ANU Solar Thermal Group, Australian National University

Coober Pedy, South Australia, solar dishes (proposed)
Coober Pedy to get solar power station, The Age, Feb 19, 2008



United Arab Emirates

"Shams 1," Abu Dhabi, 100MW, concentrating solar power (proposed)

SENER and Masdar announce a joint venture to develop CSP
Masdar to build CSP plant worth up to $500 million, Khaleej Times, January 23, 2008
Masdar aims to be technology exporter, Gulf News, January 23, 2008
Oil-rich UAE looks to the rays for revenue, April 16, 2007

Masdar, Beam Down Solar Tower, 100kw, planned
Masdar invests in solar energy research, Gulf News, Dec 23, 2007


China

Beijing
Design competition launched for solar power plant tower, Dec 6, 2007

Ordos
News Reports:
Solar power plant project for North China (CSP-PROJECT, Peoples Daily Online)


Iran
Yazd, 17MW
News Reports:
Iran sets global example on solar power, April 18, 2006

 

Algeria

150MW, Hassi R'Mel
Low-cost Solar Thermal Plants at Heart of Algerian-German Research Push
Algeria to set up solar, gas power generation station, Chorouk, January 23, 2008
Algeria begins construction of first hybrid gas-solar plant, Magharebia, June 6, 2007
Solar power cable planned
Beyond oil and gas, Algeria aims to tap vast sunbelt to export solar energy to Europe, AP, Aug, 9, 2007

60MW, Parabolic Trough, Kuraymat, Egypt
Egypt tries harnessing Solar Power, Feb 20, 2007

Israel, Concentrating Solar PV, Arava Valley, 250MW (planned)
Testing PV in Israel's Arava Valley, Renewable Energy World, April 17, 2008
Israeli firms will not get preference in new Negev solar power plant, Haaretz, Dec 23, 2007
Mirrors delivery to the site has begun, September 2, 2007, LUZ II Pilot

1,000 Acres of Giant Solar Mirrors to Rise in Israel's Desert, Finally

North Africa
How Africa's desert sun can bring Europe power; Dec 2, 2007

South Africa
100MW, Solar Towers, ESKOM (2014)
Fields of dreams at this stage, ESKOM

Israel
Solar Dishes, Zenith Solar, Ashdod, Israel (2009)
German energy giant to bid on Negev solar plant, Globes Online, April 30, 2008
Renewable Energy Comes to Israel's Valley of the Sun, Renewable Energy World, March 2008
Concentrated solar power more efficient than standard technology, Economic Times, March 28, 2008

Israel
Pics: Solar Thermal Demo Plant Rises in Israeli Desert, Dimona, Israel

Morocco
INTEGRATED SOLAR COMBINED CYCLE POWER PROJECT