World Future Energy Summit Features for October 2008

World Future Energy Summit Features Archive

Renewable electricity and transmission; HVDC; and supergrids Renewable electricity and transmission; HVDC; and supergrids

What does an electricity structure which seamlessly incorporates multiple sources of generating technology - including renewable energy - look like and crucially, how can it be achieved? Polly Higgins looks at liberalisation, long distance transmission, HVDC and supergrids.

CSP sees a bright future for linear fresnel technology CSP sees a bright future for linear fresnel technology

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is not new on the scene. So the question is, do latecomers still have a bright future and can they deliver solar power on a global scale that we can all afford? Graham Ford of Heliodynamics looks at linear fresnel CSP.