Suppliers to ACWA Power’s 950 MW Noor Energy 1 plant are using enhanced strength and design features to ensure reliability throughout the 35-year power purchase agreement (PPA), the companies told New Energy Update. A flurry of recent supply contracts for ACWA Power’s 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV plant in Dubai signals accelerating activity on …
Dubai CSP suppliers tested on durability for longest-ever PPA
A flurry of recent supply contracts for ACWA Power’s 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV plant in Dubai signals accelerating activity on the world’s largest CSP construction project. The $4.4 billion Noor Energy 1 project includes three 200 MW parabolic trough systems supplied by Spain’s Abengoa, a 100 MW central tower plant supplied by U.S. …
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Vast Solar to build modular CSP tower plant; Giant Dubai project signs steel deals
Australia’s Vast Solar seeks financing for 50 MW CSP-PV project Australian CSP developer Vast Solar is seeking A$75 million ($53.1 million) of financing for a A$240 million hybrid CSP-PV plant in New South Wales, according to reports. Vast Solar is planning to build a 50 MW plant consisting of 30 MW of modular CSP tower …
New Access Campaign – SFERA III
First Access Campaign of SFERA III The first SFERA III access campaign has been launched with the following timetable: 4th of March 2019 : Call open and submission of the project proposals. Check conditions for application 18th of March : Webinar session to inform on the call conditions and templates to fill – F 5th of April 2019: …
Dubai 950MW Concentrated Solar Power +PV completes foundation of solar tower
The project EPC contractor Shanghai Electric releases another milestone news for Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV solar power hybrid project–950MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV Project, that the 100MW Concentrated Solar Power tower plant has completed the foundation of the Solar Tower last week on March 7th, 2019. The 100MW solar …
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Concentrated solar power could help ease SA’s electricity woes
With more electricity disruptions likely to occur in the next few years as state utility Eskom struggles to meet demand, South Africa should look at concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies as an alternative when coal power stations fail, Stellenbosch University has said. The university cited Dr Toyosi Craig, a project manager with AEE Power in …
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A Novel Way to Cut Cost in Tower CSP
The tower form of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is very young technology. Less than a gigawatt is deployed globally, making it a nascent technology at the “Cambrian explosion” stage; multiple innovations are still being explored to cut costs. (How tower CSP works) A new economic study looks at reducing its Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) …
Is concentrated solar power (CSP) forecast to contribute to energy storage over the next five years?
In addition to PSH and battery storage, concentrated solar power can provide large-scale energy storage, but the way CSP solar thermal storage characteristics differ from those of PSH and stationary batteries prevents direct comparison. Nonetheless, most concentrated solar power plants deployed over the outlook period are expected to include thermal storage, though at a comparatively …
Concentrated Solar Power makes up 1.4% of Spain’s power in Feb 2019
During the first two months of 2019, renewables accounted for 38.3% of Spain’s power mix and wind dominated with 22.3%, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de España (REE) said Tuesday. In February alone, renewables produced 37.6% of the country’s power, according to REE’s estimates for the month. Wind power had an 18.5% share producing 3,619 …
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Solargis illustrates solar resource assessment for China Concentrated Solar Power projects
Solargis makes solar energy assessment simple, reliable, standardized and transparent, to help solar industry be more efficient and cost-competitive on the energy market. Solar and meteorological data, energy simulation services and consultancy offered by Solargis reduce technical and economic uncertainty of solar energy projects, save costs and increase return on investments. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) …