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The Market For Concentrating Solar Power Report Gives A Description Of The Major Technologies Used For CSP Generation

Posted on: Thursday, 17 April 2008, 09:01 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89111) has announced the addition of "The Market for Concentrating Solar Power" to their offering.

The 2nd Edition of The Market for Concentrating Solar Power report is a 55-page overview of the renewed global market interest in concentrating solar power (CSP) generation.

Renewable energy mandates, concern over climate change, and government incentives are charging up the utility-scale CSP market. While no new CSP plants had been built anywhere in he world since 1991, 2007 saw plants come online in both the U.S. and Europe. Several more are under construction and over 4,000 MW of projects are in development.

The Market for Concentrating Solar Power report provides an understanding of the technological and business principles behind CSP. It also provides an understanding of the different types of CSP, the economics of CSP, and the incentives available to developers of CSP projects. Finally, it provides details on the major CSP projects underway worldwide.

An overview of CSP generation including its history and the current market environment

A description of the major technologies used for CSP generation

An analysis of the key business factors that are driving renewed interest in CSP generation

An analysis of the challenges that are hindering the implementation of CSP projects

A review of the economic drivers of CSP project success

Profiles of 24 major commercial CSP projects

Contents:

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

Summary

Overview of Solar Power

What is Solar Power?

The History of Solar Power

What is Concentrating Solar Power?

The Current Status of CSP

CSP Technology

Parabolic Trough

Power Tower

Dish/Engine

CompariCSP Business Drivers son of CSP Technologies

Climate Change

National Security

Price of Fossil Fuels

Government Mandates for Renewables

Environmental Consciousness of Consumers

Barriers to CSP Development

High Cost

Regulatory Uncertainty

Financing Difficulty

Economics of CSP

Major Factors Impacting the Cost of CSP

Government Incentives to Support CSP

Profiles of Major CSP Projects

Agua Prieta II

Ain Beni Mathar

AndaSol

Ashalim

Beacon

Carrizo Extresol-Hassi R'mel

Ivanpah SEGS

John Marcheff

Kuraymat ISCC

Lebrija

Mathania ISCC

Mojave Solar Park

Nevada Solar One

Northern Cape

Palmdale

Solucar Platform

SES Solar

Solana

Solar Tower

Solar Tres

Victorville 2

Yazd

Glossary

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89111

Source: Business Wire

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