Day: June 5, 2019

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Start-Up VC Invests in Beam-Down Concentrator for Solar Fuel

Model of the the Wahaj Solar pre-commercial pilot that will measure 10m across to provide heat around 1,000°C      IMAGE @Wahaj Solar “Our “back of the envelop” communication with researchers is that the US $3 per gallon of gasoline equivalent (GGE) per kilogram of hydrogen could be obtainable,” said Al Maaitah, whose start-up VC …

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CSP Today Global Tracker

Teaser / Précis:  CSP Today Global Tracker External URL:  http://www.newenergyupdate.com/node/add/report?utm_source=NEU%20Portal&utm_mediu… Channels:  CSP ES CSP Tags:  csp concentrated solar power solar thermal energy storage solar solar power solar energy Tracker CSP tracker Sector:  CSP Today

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Noor Midelt winner optimizes CSP trough, storage to hit record price

On May 21, Morocco awarded the Noor Midelt I CSP-PV project to a consortium led by France’s EDF at a new record low price of 68 dirhams/MWh ($71/MWh). The consortium, which includes the UAE’s Masdar and Morocco’s Green of Africa, will build an 800 MW facility with five hours of energy storage capacity, the Moroccan …

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Global installed CSP costs drop 26% in 2018; Credit Suisse enters CSP ownership in Spain

Global CSP costs drop 26% in 2018, capacity factors rise The average levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of new CSP plants fell by 26% in $2018 to $185/MWh as developers implemented the latest technology and installation learnings, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), said in a new report. Some 0.5 GW of new CSP plants …

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