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The consortium formed by SENER and SEPCO III has completed the reliability test for the 150-MW Noor Ouarzazate III concentrated solar power plant. It is one more step in the start-up of the facility, which is nearing commercial operation and final delivery to the client. With this reliability test, which ran for ten straight days, …
Saving water when the sun shines! MinWaterCSP cordially invites you to its second and final International Conference on the “Reduction of water consumption in CSP plants”. The conference will conclude its three years of efforts to promote the competitiveness of CSP plants in arid regions. Following on the success of its first Conference in Marrakech, …
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New Energy Update’s latest analysis of 16 CSP projects with investment decisions since 2016 shows that capital expenditures (capex) were between $3,910/kW and $6,355/kW. Energy storage capacities range from six to 16 hours. In comparison, the capex of plants installed from 2013 to 2015 ranged from $6,050/kW to 12,600/kW, for plants with four to eight …
Global CSP capacity reached almost 5 GW at end of 2017 Global CSP capacity hit 4.95 GW at the end of 2017, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s annual report on global renewables capacity. The 100 MW Xina plant in Pofadder, South Africa was the only CSP plant to begin commercial operations in 2017, …
Molten nitrate and potassium salts are used for energy storage in many CSP tower plants, but the 110 MW Crescent Dunes plant in Nevada and 20 MW Gemasolar plant in southern Spain are the only commercial tower plants to use molten salt as a heat transfer fluid (HTF) as well as for storage. These two …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
ACWA Power, China’s CEEC to study joint projects Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and major EPC group China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) have agreed to explore joint investment opportunities in power generation and water desalination in the Middle East and Asia. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the companies June 7 will “strengthen the ties …