– Finalizes $1.6 billion in loans guaranteed by the US Department of Energy – Google Joins BrightSource and NRG Solar as Equity Investor in Ivanpah Solar Project

Alstom has decided to invest $75m in BrightSource Energy, Inc.

SENER has clinched several contracts for the design and supply of solar fields in Spain: the Aste 1A and Aste 1B, Termosolar Soluz Guzmán, Consol-Orellana and La Africana plants.

Turboden has been selected to supply two Organic Rankine Cycle units (ORC) to Sopogy, Inc. in Hawaii.

ACCIONA already has four plants in operation and two under construction in this technology, totaling 314 MW and an investment of around 1.4 billion euros.

With this method it will be simpler to estimate the impressive amount of energy produced by solar thermal systems worldwide and compare it with other (renewable) energy sources.

Dimplex is expanding its solar thermal water heating range with the launch of three new products; a cost-effective flat plate collector, a high performance evacuated tube option and single branch pump station.

System will heat water for 65 apartment units and garner a $42,785 CSI-Thermal rebate.

Construction of FPL’s Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center over the past two years provided more than 1,000 direct jobs, the majority of which were filled by Floridians.

SkyFuel has signed an agreement for the construction of a 50 MWe concentrating solar power (CSP) plant at a site near Huludao in China.