A once cutting-edge solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert that looks like something out of a science fiction movie may be facing its last days, according to its builder and largest customer.

Abengoa and BrightSource Energy signed an agreement to jointly develop, build and operate two solar power towers in California. Both companies will work together to permit and finance the 500 MW Palen ...

Texas startup Janta Power has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its next-generation solar power towers, a vertical alternative to flat solar farms. The funding round was led by MaC ...

Texas-based Janta Power company is developing three-dimensional solar towers that generate roughly 50 percent more energy than standard flat-panel systems. This tower-like design maximizes the use of ...

18 February 2010 – Solar thermal manufacturer eSolar and Ferrostaal, a leading power plant developer, have forged a partnership to deploy turnkey solar power plants in countries including Spain, the ...

Powerchina has switched on a 100 MW solar tower in South Africa. The concentrated solar power (CSP) project will supply 480 GWh of clean energy to the country’s power grid each year. The system’s ...

Swift Solar, a perovskite tandem solar cell manufacturer, has partnered with American Tower Corp., a Fortune 500 wireless telecommunications infrastructure provider, to explore integrating ...

MTN and regulator ZICTA launch solar-assisted telecom towers to extend mobile broadband to rural communities. Zambia targets nationwide broadband coverage and reduced digital divide under its ICT and ...

Concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies harness solar radiation through reflective devices to generate high-temperature heat, which is subsequently converted to electricity. Widely deployed ...