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Shams Power Company, a special purpose vehicle 80% owned by Masdar and 20% owned by Total, has reached one million man-hours without lost-time injuries (LTI) from the operations of its concentrated solar power (CSP) project in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. The Shams CSP plant began operations in 2013 and is touted as …
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology with heat storage can now cost-effectively provide 24-hour dispatchable renewable energy in countries with a lot of sunshine. Yet a lack of familiarity with the technology meant that many countries in the Middle East and North Africa were not adopting it. How we helped Castalia is co-leading a program to …
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is considering the establishment of the sultanate’s first solar thermal project, a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Duqm that will be built if an existing proposal for a clean coal independent power producer (IPP) project in the area does not receive government approval before end-2019. The CSP …
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Morocco has launched a tender for the 230 MW Noor Midelt II CSP-PV plant in central Morocco, following the recent allocation of the 800 MW Noor Midelt I project to an EDF-led consortium at a record-low price of 68 dirhams/MWh ($71/MWh). Developers will have until September 16 to prequalify for the Noor Midelt II tender, …
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European researchers are preparing to install automated dry-cleaning and sensor technology at operational Concentrated Solar Power plants that will cut water usage, labor costs and stabilize reflectance levels. New technologies that reduce water consumption are set to cut costs and limit the environmental impact of CSP plants in the coming years. Europe’s 12.6 million-euro SOLWARIS …
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New technologies that reduce water consumption are set to cut costs and limit the environmental impact of CSP plants in the coming years. Europe’s 12.6 million-euro SOLWARIS initiative will be a key driver of new solutions and project partners will soon bring advanced heliostat and mirror cleaning innovations, and power block cooling systems, to operational …
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Morocco follows lowest ever CSP price with fresh tender Morocco has launched a tender for the 230 MW Noor Midelt II CSP-PV plant in central Morocco, following the recent allocation of the 800 MW Noor Midelt I project to an EDF-led consortium at a record-low price of 68 dirhams/MWh ($71/MWh). Developers will have until September …
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The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) — the sole procurer of new electricity and water capacity under the Sector Law — is mulling plans to set up the first-ever solar thermal project to support the future energy requirements of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Duqm. The concentrated solar power plant will only …
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As CSP Focus keeps reporting, 3 of China 1st phase of 20 demonstration Concentrated Solar Power proejcts have been successfully connected to the grid in the second half year of 2018, which are CGN Delingha 50MW Parabolic Trough Project, Shouhang Dunhuang 100MW Molten Salt Parabolic Trough Project and Supcon Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower Project. …
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Despite the continuously falling costs of solar and wind power, renewable energy continues to grapple with the issue of storing energy produced from sun and wind when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. Lithium batteries store energy from the sun to provide it when needed, even if the sun doesn’t shine. But …
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