This trip was made last year. I invested in the trip and came back with footage of the solar towers in Odeillo France and Seville Spain. I would like to finish it to make it a reflective piece on concentrated solar power, the cheapest and most abundant form of renewable energy (and obviously stamped flat by big oil/bank interests).

I asked Abengoa before whether I could have access to the sites, their response was that I could not enter, but if I was to go up to the facilities it was up to me. It is either pavlov response or there is some other reason, but asking further about the solar towers I got this response: -Dear Frits, - -those images are not legal. Only videos -from AbengoaSolar in youtube are legal. - -Best regards. Sadly I don not agree, which does reduce the prospect of cooperation with Abengoa to make the best documentary.

Preview can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urUSa0YMEDI

The trip (by train) will go to: Odiello, France, where there is a solar furnace which has interesting potential for renewables. Sevilla, Spain, where you can find the biggest CSP projects of Spain and the world. One uses heliostats, one uses parabolic troughs and there are large PV plants as well. Lisboa/Porto, Portugal, to congratulate the country for their achievement of 45% renewables for electricity in 5 years. How did they do that? If you want a shoutout or support me then donate and send an email to frits@rincker.nl