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This paper from 2003 looks into the possibility to develop a solar thermal plant in the region of Toshka, in the Nile valley. The case study which is described foresees the placing of flat mirror concentrators located between 3 to 5 meter above the ground. This would offer multiple synergy effects such as the possibility to grow plants or to build offices underneath the mirrors, thus enabling social and economic development in the area.

This paper reports the developments of four projects financed by the UN Global Environment Facility (GEF) in India, Morocco, Mexico and Egypt. The GEF chose those countries to develop solar thermal power technology as it has shown to be one of the most cost efficient options for renewable bulk power production, besides being the most cost-effective way of producing electricity from solar radiation.

Given the lack of infrastructures, energy sources, reduced size and missing connection to the grid, small and remote rural village are often deprived from the use of desalination technologies. Notwithstanding, the lack of drinkable water in arid and semi-arid regions often corresponds with high solar insulation speaks for the use of solar thermal energy as the driving force for water treatment systems.

This report, from 2007, provides an overview of a project intended to install a solar cooling and heating system on the Intelligent Workplace of the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

This presentation from 2009 provides an update of the MED-CSD project. The main aim of this project is the assessment of the technico-economic potential of CSP for electricity and desalination in the Mediterranean region. The presentation first gives a global overview by linking the regions suffering from water scarcity with the global potential for concentrating solar power.

This 2009 paper underlines the overall benefits of solar power especially when considered as part of a country or region's energy generation options mix. In addition to listing the available technologies, the document also looks into the economics of solar thermal and provides a summary comparison among parabolic through, central receiver and parabolic dish technologies.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been working with the finance sector since the late 1990s to develop innovative mechanisms for the promotion of sustainable energy technologies in developing countries. Through its Renewable Energy and Finance Unit, UNEP has implemented a variety of “financial catalysts” with the aim to lower risks, buy down transaction costs, build capacity and address soft market barriers that constrain sustainable energy technologies growth.

Project and tender calls are provided by third party organisations. This service intends to provide transparent access to leading country and institutional calls for tender for both business and institutions interested in solar thermal.

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Despite the known benefits and the improvements in equipment, technology and in system efficiency happened lately, reality shows that solar thermal energy applications is still not used as often as other renewable energy sources.

To change this fact, local Dutch authorities committed themselves to create and assure an effective implementation of climate protection action plans in their municipalities. In Eindhoven, in The Netherlands, several projects promoting and supporting implementations of thermal solar energy installations have been developed by the municipality.

This webpage contains a small amount of information on a project to develop Renewable Energy-Based Economic Development in India. The project has four locations, two in Laccadives and two in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and looks at PV/Wind/Hybrid.

Outcomes have relevance to relevance to other Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

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