Abengoa completa su primera estación de sistema cilíndrico-parabólico en Dubái La empresa española Abengoa ha completado la construcción del primero de los tres campos solares de 200 MW con sistema cilíndrico-parabólico en el proyecto Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV de 950 MW en Dubái, según anunció la empresa el 24 de septiembre. Desarrollado por la saudí …
SUPCON SOLAR won the SolarPACES Technology Innovation Award 2020
On October 2, the 26th Solar Power & Chemical Energy Systems Conference (SolarPACES 2020) closed online. Worldwide experts, scholars, and representatives of well-known enterprises, as well as passionate followers, exchanged ideas of frontier Concentrated Solar Power technologies and envisioned new prospects of Concentrating Solar Power industry on this meeting. At the closing ceremony of the …
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Concentrated Solar Power generated 2,2% of electricity until September in Spain
Wind power generated 18.2% of electricity in September, solar thermal 2.2% and photovoltaic 6.9%. National electricity demand for September is estimated at 20,598 GWh, 3.3% lower than that registered in the same month of the previous year. If the effects of the calendar and temperatures are taken into account, the figure drops 4.5% compared to …
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Receiver installed on world’s tallest CSP tower; China completes first Fresnel plant with salt storage
CSP receiver installed at Noor Energy 1 in Dubai Shanghai Electric and partners have installed the CSP tower receiver at the Noor Energy 1 plant in Dubai, the Chinese company said June 25. The 40-meter receiver increases the height of the tower to 262 m, making it the highest CSP tower in the world. Developed …
Australia’s first large Concentrated Solar Power plant hinges on Glencore terms
Vast Solar’s hybrid Concentrated Solar Power project at the Mount Isa mining town would cut power prices and emissions and offtake talks are «positive,» Craig Wood, CEO of Vast Solar, told Reuters Events. In July, Vast Solar announced it was developing a 50 MW hybrid CSP-PV-gas plant in the mining town of Mount Isa in …
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Australia’s first large CSP plant hinges on Glencore terms
In July, Vast Solar announced it was developing a 50 MW hybrid CSP-PV-gas plant in the mining town of Mount Isa in Queensland. The town hosts Glencore’s giant Mount Isa Mines facility where it operates four copper and zinc mines. The A$600 million ($423.7 million) North Western Queensland Hybrid Power Project (NWQHPP) would be Vast …
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Abengoa completes first CSP array at giant Dubai project; Q-Energy fund buys 117 MW CSP capacity in Spain
Abengoa completes first parabolic trough array in Dubai Spain’s Abengoa has completed construction of the first of three 200 MW parabolic trough solar fields at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai, the company announced September 24. Developed by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, the $4.4 billion Noor Energy 1 project will be …
Protermosolar: The international Concentrated Solar Power sector recognizes the professional career of Luis Crespo with the Lifetime Award
The award has been presented at the inaugural session of the SolarPACES 2020 Conference. The Technology Centers and Spanish companies have also awarded the President of Protermosolar with a special award for his commitment to the sector and the achievements obtained. Luis Crespo, president of the Spanish Association for the Promotion of the Solar Thermal …
Can NREL’s Fault-Finding Study Help Concentrated Solar Power?
Concentrated solar power is facing its biggest opportunity in years with an important new tool at its disposal. As Spain considers procuring 5 gigawatts of CSP, the largest amount ever tendered, the sector is looking to avoid mistakes with a highly detailed best-practices guide. The Concentrating Solar Power Best Practices Study, published in June by the U.S. …
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Abengoa advances in the construction of the world’s largest concentrated solar power complex in Dubai
The company has just celebrated the completion of the first solar field of the three 200 MW parabolic trough plants which is building in phase IV of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park, in the United Arab Emirates. Its construction has involved the installation and assembly of 2,120 collectors, each weighing 40 …