The impact of concentrated solar power in electric power systems in Chile

This paper presents a study about the impacts of the integration of concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage (TES) in electric power systems. The main tool for this study is a comprehensive long-term power system capacity expansion planning model that integrates a specific module to represent the operation of CSP-TES power plants. The …

Abengoa Dubai contract valued at $650mn; US to inject $72mn into high-temperature designs

Abengoa’s Dubai supply contract valued at around $650 million Abengoa’s contract to supply three 200 MW parabolic trough plants to the 700 MW DEWA CSP project in Dubai is valued at approximately $650 million, the Spanish company said in a statement May 9. Last month, Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction …

China-backed $4bn CSP project set for financial close by August

Last month, Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Shanghai Electric, a major Chinese power company, to install its 700 MW DEWA CSP project in Dubai. The 700 MW dual-technology CSP project, awarded by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in September 2017, sets a new industry record …

ACWA, Shanghai Electric sign EPC agreement for Dubai CSP project; U.S. DOE announces $24mn in CSP R&D funding

ACWA, Shanghai Electric sign Dubai EPC agreement ACWA Power and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have signed an agreement with Shanghai Electric Generation Group (SEGC) that will see SEGC conduct engineering, procurement and construction at the 700 MW CSP project in Dubai. The 700 MW CSP project is the fourth phase of the …