Bright Source of solar thermal power (CSP, CarbonFree)
Seee also Renewable Energy World, TreeHugger

Distributed vs. Utility Scale Renewables: A Dead-End Battle
(renewableenergyworld.com)

Investing in Solar Thermal Energy (CSP, wealthdaily.com)

Concentrating on the important things - solar thermal power (CSP, The Oil Drum)

Desert power: A solar renaissance (DESERTEC, Geotimes)

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

Letter of the month - Fuels for the future (DESERTEC, Geographical, magazine of the Royal Geographical Society via TREC)

Power Grid Corp signs loan agreements with WB, ADB (HVDC, India Info Online)

Concentrating solar power in brief (CSP, NewsBlaze)

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).

Kergord Valley lands role as wind farm's power centre (HVDC, Shetland Today)

Concentrating Solar Power in Brief (DESERTEC, newsblaze.com)

E.ON, ABB developing windfarm project in Germany (HVDC, Reliable Plant)

ABB to connect German offshore wind farms to power grid (HVDC, Automation)

Florida utility jumps into California solar market (CSP, Green Wombat)
See also Reuters

David Mills talks about the global political environment and his baseload solar thermal technology (DESERTEC-USA, beyondzeroemissions.org)

Low-cost Solar Thermal Plants at Heart of Algerian-German Research Push
(CSP, Renewable Energy World)

Solar Energy - Mojave Solar Park (CSP) (CSP, Renewable Energy Development)

Nexans wins 150 mln euro power cable contract (HVDC, Reuters)

Ausra: solar power around the clock, enough for 90% of U.S. grid
(CSP, TreeHugger)

A revolution in energy awaits, who will tap it? (CSP, Business Daily Africa)

Desert Sunrise: Concentrating Solar Power Makes Worldwide Progress
(CSP, Renewable Energy)

World’s Largest 38500-meal Solar Kitchen in India (CSP, Inhabitat)

India-Sri Lanka power transfer project feasibility report soon
(HVDC, The Hindu - Business Line)

Masdar, Sener in $1.2B solar thermal venture (CSP, cleantech.com)
See also news.com, greenbang.com, groovygreen.com, greentechmedia.com

Solar power may help wean Nevada off fossil fuel-powered energy
(CSP, ksby.com)

Torresol Energy, new joint compay by SENER and Masdar
(CSP, Individual.com) See also Greentech, AME, CNET, Treehugger

Israeli Minister Shares Renewable Energy Innovations (CSP, eponline.com)

Spain to spin turbines with solar steam (CSP, plantservices.com)

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

New Opportunities For Small Scale Concentrating Solar Power
(CSP, Earthtoys.com)

Germany: Solarthermische Kraftwerke ersetzen fünf AKWs (CSP, nachrichten.ch)
See also pressetext.ch

Germany: Club of Rome kritisiert deutsche Umweltpolitik
(DESERTEC, Deutschlandradio Kultur)

Solar Millennium raises $78 million (CSP, Renewable Energy)

Big potential for domestic industry should Eskom proceed with 100-MW solar project (CSP, engineeringnews.co.za)

Rising fuel prices make the budding field of solar thermal technology more viable
(CSP, International Herald Tribune)

Solar Company Says Its Tech Can Power 90 Percent of Grid and Cars
(DESERTEC-USA, wired.com)

Panel seeks solutions to climate change
(DESERTEC, taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw)

Solar energy has bright future — if Senate acts (CSP, Senator John Ensign)

SCHOTT Solar breaks ground on $100 million facility in New Mexico
(CSP, Renewable Energy) See also bizjournals.com

Germany: Spatenstich für SCHOTT Solar Produktion in den USA (CSP, inar.de)

Thermal power heats up Nevada (CSP, Time)

Making good use of that sunny Arizona weather (CSP, thevarsity.ca)

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.

Solar without the Panels (CSP, Technology Review) See also Gizmodo

Concentrated Solar Power and energy storage (CSP, Leonardo Energyd)

Mega solar concentrators (DESERTEC, EcoWorld)

Solar Energy Market Will Soar to $12 Billion by 2012 (CSP, sys-con.com)

Arizona-a brave new green solar world (CSP, Gather) See also The Varsity

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

DESERTEC. Isn't the sun in the desert ? (DESERTEC, Shake Your Planet)

Green Britain Gears Up for Climate Change Battle
(CSP, Renewable Energy World)

DESERTEC: Solar Energy from MENA to Europe
(DESERTEC, Arab Environment Watch)

Sun shines on solar power (CSP, Engineer Live)

Environmental Council Develops Its Own Energy Plan (CSP, redorbit.com)

Ray of hope? (World Architecture News)

Nevada Solar One generator dedicated (CSP, Forbes)
See also U.S.News, Clean Technica, EcoWorld

Solar Thermal Power Poised for Prime Time (CSP, World Watch Institute)

The power of concentration (CSP, Economist)

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

Smoke and mirrors or a blueprint for clean energy?
(CSP, World Architecture News)

Clean Power from the Deserts (DESERTEC, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre)

Hello Sunshine (PDF, 2.1 MB) (DESERTEC, Geographical)

U.S. has more sun but Europe has more solar power…for now
(CSP, ZDNet Blogs)

Salmond push for power 'supergrid' (CSP, Scotsman)
See also The Herald, Scottish Government

Modern investors turn into sun worshippers (CSP, Daily Telegraph)

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.)

Cool Earth Solar generates power with 'solar balloons' (CSP, CNet)
See also Seeker Blog, Smart Planet

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

$22b Masdar City to rely mainly on outside funds (CSP, Council of Canadians London Chapter - Environment & Climate Change Protection Committee)
See also Intelligent Travel

Infinia dish turns out solar power with Stirling engine(CSP, Green Tech Blog)
See also Reuters, GreenTechMedia

Israel to hold tender for solar energy plants (CSP, Reuters)

New solar, n-power forms answer to global warming (CSP, Freshnews)

Report pushes alternative energy (CSP, azcentral.com)

Google to Outspend US Government on Environment (CSP, Reuters)
See also MatterNetwork, Climate Ark, NZ Herald

Concentrating Solar Power experts to meet in Barcelona (CSP, Objectif Terre)

Shyam Ponappa: Initiatives for renewable energy (CSP, Business Standard)

Transpower Considering HVDC Replacement Options (HVDC)

Solar field site seen (CSP, Monte Vista Journal)

Dull Revolutions: HVDC Power Transmission (HVDC)

Renewables: can they deliver? CSP, Greening the Economy)

Life in the Electric Age (HVDC, Always On)

Qatar eyes solar power to meet surging demand: report (CSP, Reuters)

Scottish islands seek aid for subsea green power 'export' link (HVDC, Power Engineering) See also This is North Scotland

A bright future for solar energy? (CSP, NPR (podcast))

CSP concentrates the mind (CSP, Renewable Energy Focus)

Concentrating on the Southwest Sun (CSP, greentechmedia.com)

Germany: Die besten Solarwissenschaftler der Euregio bündeln ihre Kräfte
(CSP, Informationsdienst Wissenschaft)
See also innovations-report.de, media.nrw.de

Peak water in Saudi Arabia (CSP, theoildrum.com)

CRB-S(TM) Systems Produce Bent Glass Substrates to Support Demand for Solar Energy (CSP, Reuters) "U.S. Department of Energy estimates by 2020 more than 20 GW of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) online in the USA"

Solel Blazes with $105M Investment (CSP, greentechmedia.co)

Abu Dhabi Pledges $15 Billion for Renewables (CSP, ens-newswire.com)
See also menafn.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com

Germany: Renewables stark auf der HANNOVER MESSE 2008
(TREC, presseportal.de) See also solarserver.de

SolarReserve Announces Hiring of Distinguished Solarthermal Power Technology Expert (CSP, interestalert.com)

UAE to Build Concentrating Solar Power Plant (CSP, english.cri.cnm)

Clean-city project in Abu Dhabi under way (CSP, United Press International UPI)
See also prnewswire.com, cleantech.com

Stirling Energy takes on the solar power challenge (CSP, usatoday.com)

Clean power from deserts (PDF, 430 kb) (DESERTEC, Arab Water World)
At www.awwmag.com you may download the full magazine (PDF, 5 MB)

No New Transmission Means Little Renewable Energy
(CSP, altenergystocks.com)

Concentrated Solar Power Summit in San Francisco (CSP, 1888 Press Release)

America's Energy Future (CSP, americanchronicle.com)

Google warms to solar thermal energy (CSP, Financial Times)
See also GreenDaily, Grist, GreenTech, Clean Energy News, Green VC, Power Engineering International

Schott plant could speed thermal solar technology development in Southwest
(CSP, New Mexico Business)

SolarReserve Announces Appointment of Top Power Plant Development Expert
(CSP, earthtimes.org)

Google Heats Up eSolar with $10M (CSP, greentechmedia.com)

California Solar Outlook for 2008 (CSP, renewableenergyaccess.com)

Commission to hear about proposed solar farm in Wabuska (CSP, news.rgj.com)

Study backs undersea cable to export Scotland's wind and wave power
(HVDC, The Scotsman)

Energy alternatives exist but at a higher price tag (CSP, Deseret Morning News)

UK's Ecofin buys 40% of Solel Solar Systems
(CSP, cleantech-israel.blogspot.com)

SCHOTT Solar to Build Production Facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico
(CSP, tickertech.com) See also in German or at
EarthTimes, Industry Week, GreenTech, CleanTech, Sacramento Business Journal, La Cruces Sun-News, CNET News, Green Wombat, OpEdNews, Energy Business Review, Photonics, Semiconductor International

Bush Previews Abu Dhabi's Planned Carbon Neutral, Car Free City
(CSP, ens-newswire.com)

WWF, Abu Dhabi unveil plans for sustainable city (CSP, WWF)
See also Thaindian, Menafn.com, Earthportal, UAE Landscape Architect

Israeli EDIG Solar provides hybrid solution for cloudy days (CSP, israel21c.org)

Xcel seeks bids for solar project (CSP, denverpost.com)

A kicker for solar power (CSP, business-standard.com)

Solar Thermal Towers And How They Work
(CSP, theglobalwarmingawareness.com)

Solar, Not Nuclear (CSP, newsblaze.com)

Go renewable, not nuclear (CSP, commentisfree.guardian.co.uk)

Solar power gets hot (CSP, nowtoronto.com)

Green prospects for new year exciting (CSP, Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Forum finds bright future in solar power (CSP, azcentral.com)

Germany: Solar Millennium buy (finanztreff.de)

Renewable Energy Across the Mediterranean
(DESERTEC, energyandcapital.com)

SEPA Showcases Spanish CSP Plants (CSP, renewableenergyaccess.com)

Switzerland: Strom aus der Wüste für Europa
(DESERTEC, Neue Züricher Zeitung NZZ)

Switzerland: Ein zweiter Frühling für solarthermische Kraftwerke
(CSP, Neue Züricher Zeitung NZZ)

Energy Bill Troubles Solar Industry (CSP, forbes.com)

Poland: Prąd prosto z Sahary (DESERTEC, Gazeta Wyborcza) See also

HVDC transmission for renewable energy (HVDC, sindark.com)

Towards a world wide web of electricity (HVDC, blog.p2pfoundation.net)

Switzerland: Brennglas mit Megawatt-Wirkung (CSP, NZZ)

India: Push for MW-capacity solar power generation (CSP, Hindu Business Line)

Scientists Use Sunlight to Make Fuel From CO2 (CSP, wired.com)
See also IEEE Spectrum, Sandia National Laboratories, BitTech, In Pursuit of Happiness, Renewable Energy Access, Politics and Current Affairs

SolarReserve: Salty Solar Thermal (CSP, earth2tech.com)
See also Inventorspot.com, The Motley Fool, After Gutenberg, BusinessGreen, CleanTech, Inhabitat

Bad week for biodiesel (CSP, media.cleantech.com)

Hamilton Sundstrand, venture capitalist in solar power deal (CSP, newsday.com)

Power across China (HVDC, theengineer.co.uk)

Venture stores solar power with molten salt (CSP, news.com)

How solar energy could make the US energy independent
(CSP, electronrun.wordpress.com) See also Scientific American Magazine, Scientific American podcast, earth2tech.com, Climate Today, New Energy News, Countercurrents.org, Invisiblegreenhand, Tchgetting2zero, SmartPowerBlog, Wicked Local