Lux report: Concentrated solar power may see significant growth

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http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/csp-to-grow-substantially-in-2011-020311/

That’s according to a new report from Lux Research, Inc., which released “The Market for Concentrated Solar Power is Hot and Getting Hotter” on Feb 1. The report found that after a long hibernation, large-scale concentrated solar systems will really start taking off in the U.S. and throughout the world this year.

The report said, “It is clear, heading into 2011, that despite declining PV prices and a multitude of environmental and financing concerns, solar thermal technologies are here to stay and that the generation stack of the future will increasingly incorporate concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in excess of 100 MW.”

It’s been a long time coming.

“For the first time in 20 years, concentrated solar power is coming back in the U.S. In 2011, we’re starting to see the first ,” said report author and Lux Senior Analyst Ted Sullivan.

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