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IMAGE @ Johan Lilliestam: How CSP expertise moves from nation to nation as development is incentivized As China closes in on doubling today’s entire total global capacity of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), a new paper, The Dragon Awakens: Will China Save or Conquer Concentrating Solar Power? analyses the potential impact that the nation’s ambitions, and …
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, a research university dedicated to the advancement of learning through the discovery and application of knowledge, and Wahaj Solar (Wahaj Investment L.L.C) today announced they have signed an agreement to test and verify a patented prototype in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) industry at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform …
In the early morning of January, as the snow covering the Atlas Mountains in central Morocco remains unmelted, the Chinese staff of the NOOR Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects in Ouarzazate, a city south of the mountain range, have already started a day’s work despite the freezing temperature. Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2018 shows …
Over 2 GW of Concentrated Solar Power is operating in the southwestern US. As growing amounts of PV and wind are added to the grid in that part of the US in response to the steady movement towards a carbon free grid, there is an opportunity for CSP to compliment these variable energy resources. Concentrated …
Global Concentrated Solar Power capacity is forecast to grow by 87%, or 4.3 GW, in 2018-2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its Renewables 2018 report published in October. This represents 32% faster growth than in 2012-2017. This baseline scenario includes 1.9 GW of new capacity in China, 1 GW of new projects in …
New heliostat designs that combine greater automation with manufacturing and installation efficiencies could be commercially available within three years, David Haas, Director of Heliostat Development at SolarReserve and Principal Investigator on the group’s HelioSR3 research project, told New Energy Update. In October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded SolarReserve some $2 million to develop …
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In October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded SolarReserve some $2 million to develop and test next generation heliostat designs through its HelioSR3 project. In total, the DOE allocated $12 million to 15 projects that will research high-temperature CSP components and systems. Over the next three years, SolarReserve will work with project partners Sandia …
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Siemens to supply four turbines to 700 MW Dubai CSP project Germany’s Siemens is to provide four steam turbine generators and auxiliary equipment to ACWA Power’s 700 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP project in Dubai, the company announced January 7. The $4.4 billion Noor Energy 1 project will also incorporate a 250 MW PV plant …
Under current plans, the region will install 7 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation capacity from renewable sources by the early 2020s. Renewable energy is the most competitive form of power generation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to a new report published today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Abundant resources, together …
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In the past year of 2018, China completed a total capacity of 215 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) projects, almost 7 times of the 30 MW capacity made before 2018. China has become the No.5 country owning the biggest CSP capacity, and the most popular emerging CSP market with Morocco by contributing 23% of the …
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