2004 European Research on Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy

• Click here to download the PDF version (710KB) of the brochure on  European Research on Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy (2004) by the European Commission

2003 Renewables Information

• Click here to download the PDF version (1.361KB) of the IEA brochure (2003)

2003 Solar Thermal Power 2020 - Exploiting the Heat from the Sun to Combat Climate Change

• Click here to download the english PDF version (822KB) of the brochure prepared by Greenpeace and the European Solar Thermal Industry Association (2003)
• Click here to download the spanish PDF version (1152KB) of the brochure prepared by Greenpeace and the European Solar Thermal Industry Association (2003)

2003 Assessment Of Parabolic Trough And Power Tower Solar Technology Cost And Performance Forecasts

• Click here to download the PDF version (4.665KB) of the report prepared by Sargent and Lundy Consulting Group for the Department Of Energy and the  National Renewable Energy Laboratory (May 2003)

2002 Fuel From the Sky: Solar Power’s Potential for
Western Energy Supply in the USA

• Click here to download the PDF version (4.171KB) of the report prepared by Dr.Arnold Leitner from RDI Consulting for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (July 2002)

2002 Concentrating Solar Power Now

• Click here to download the PDF version (2.022KB) of the brochure prepared by DLR for the German Ministry of Environment (July 2002)

Concentrating Solar Power in 2001

• Click here to download the PDF version (1.546KB) of the SolarPACES Brochure on Concentrating Solar Power with a description of CSP technologies, projects, cost and market perspectives

• Click here to download the PDF Version (4029kB)

Developing a New Generation of Sustainable Energy Technologies - Long-term R&D Needs

• Click here to download the PDF file (1.741KB) of the A Report on a Workshop of the Renewable Energy Working Party (REWP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA) hold in October 2000.

• Click here to download the PDF file (363KB) of the Draft Report prepared for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Washington, D.C. by Jay Mariyappan from the T.H. Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London under supervision of Prof. Dennis Anderson from the GEF Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)

• Click here to download the PDF file (952KB) of the discussion paper that summarises the outcome of the eight workshops organized by the European Commission, concentrating on three key aspects:rationale and objectives of RTD in the areas covered, RTD priorities and implementation modalities. With the new 6 th RTD Framework Programme in mind, the experts were asked to consider in particular the possibilities for future Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence,two important new instruments for future EU research.

• EUREC aims at building realistic but innovative visions for a future sustainable energy system. Therefore, EUREC publishes regularly position papers with RD&D roadmaps for different technologies, with realistic targets for technology performance and costs, and with strategies for achievement. The Future of Renewable Energy 2is the most recent update. SolarPACES experts have contributed with a position paper on CSP Technology, that can be downloaded as PDF document (310KB).

• Click here to download the PDF file (1027KB) of the report  prepared by Enermodal Engineering Limited and Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd. for the World Bank.

• Click here to download the PDF file (953KB) of the report  prepared by Dr. Fred Morse for the for Sandia National Laboratories.

• Click here to download the PDF file (3.115KB) of the report  prepared by Pilkington Solar International GmbH for the German Federal Minister for Education, Science, Research and Technology under Contract No. 0329660 (1996)