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Western Concentrated Solar Power companies operating in China must focus on robust intellectual property (IP) licenses and deeper supply and services bases to retain a share of the fastest-growing Concentrated Solar Power market, industry experts told New Energy Update. China’s Concentrated Solar Power expertise is growing and the country is developing new design standards. In …
In October, China started commercial operations at the 50 MW Delingha CSP plant, the country’s first large-scale CSP plant. The plant is located in Qinghai province, north-western China, and uses SBP Sonne’s parabolic trough and IDOM’s molten salt storage technology. Delingha is one of 20 projects selected for China’s 1.35 GW CSP Commercial Demonstration Pilot …
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Scientists in Sweden have developed a specialised fluid, called a solar thermal fuel that can store energy from the sun for well over a decade. “A solar thermal fuel is like a rechargeable battery, but instead of electricity, you put sunlight in and get heat out, triggered on demand,” Jeffrey Grossman, an engineer, works with …
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Middle East developers urged to innovate on loan structures Developers of large-scale renewable energy projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must use innovative financing structures to minimize costs amid a growing demand for funding, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said in a report on the Middle East region, published January 15. The GCC …