Abengoa’s PS20, a solar power tower using next-generation solar thermal technology, is scheduled to begin operation in January 2009.

Abengoa’s PS20 solar power tower plant will initially generate 20MW of electricity, and will be a significant proving ground for the solar power tower technology. What the Guardian article doesn’t mention is that while this technology is being tested in Spain, Abengoa has actually decided to only tackle the more traditional solar trough technology in the U.S. That’s because as Abengoa’s senior adviser to the U.S., Fred Morse, says the policy framework and utility contract needs of the U.S. market require that the solar thermal technology be “proven,” “bankable” and “reliable.”

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