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Researchers investigate the geographic regions with the best solar resource and the most competitive financing to supply carbon free aviation fuel IMAGE@USAF The latest figures for aviation fuel use per year show that the world used 300 megatons of jet fuel annually in 2019, manufacturing them from fossil fuels. But a carbon-constrained future requires us to …
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Jiangyin Kinematics Manufacturing Co., Ltd (KMI (Jiangyin)) and RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) have recently formalised a strategic alliance that will include the supply of world-leading, reliable slew drives for RayGen’s Solar Power Plant (‘solar hydro’) technology. The first project under this alliance will be a fully dispatchable renewable energy facility delivering 4MW of solar …
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China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co., Ltd (shorted as CGGC), a core member of China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd., signed a USD 500 million EPC contract with CPL Company in Bangkok, capital of Thailand. CGGC will be responsible for execution of the Changwat Khon Kaen 90MW CSP-PV Solar Power Plant in Thailand. The scope …
Spanish power demand in March fell by 4.6% on a year ago to 20.9 TWh, as tightening coronavirus restrictions wiped out much of the country’s industrial demand, grid operator Red Electrica said in a statement. Adjusted for seasonal differences, demand slumped by 6.3% on a year ago. Spain’s CSP fleet represented 1.2% of power generation, …
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Noor Energy 1 partners are mitigating logistics, cost and labor shortage challenges to keep the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power project on schedule. On March 27, Shanghai Electric hoisted into place a 200-ton thermal oil overflow tank at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai. Measuring over 52 meters in length, the …
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On March 27, Shanghai Electric hoisted into place a 200-ton thermal oil overflow tank at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai. Measuring over 52 meters in length, the delivery and installation of the tank represents the first major project milestone at Noor Energy 1 since coronavirus restrictions slowed down site activity. …
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Coronavirus cuts Spanish power demand, CSP share Spanish power demand in March fell by 4.6% on a year ago to 20.9 TWh, as tightening coronavirus restrictions wiped out much of the country’s industrial demand, grid operator Red Electrica said in a statement. Adjusted for seasonal differences, demand slumped by 6.3% on a year ago. Spain’s …
Continue reading “Coronavirus cuts CSP share in Spain; RayGen wins equity from PV group”
At any time of the day, a spherical mirror reflects the rays coming from the sun along a line that points to the sun through the center of the sphere. This makes it possible to build concentrated solar power(CSP) plants with fixed solar fields and mobile receivers; that is, solar fields can be significantly cheaper …
IMAGE@Abengoa Solar thermal energy storage tanks at the 280 MW Solana CSP+TES project in Arizona (Two storage tanks would fit in a football field) CSP+TES match a 100% clean grid “best fit” needs – flexibility, reliability, dispatchability, durability – but utilities don’t know how to procure them It is common wisdom in the climate and …
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Molten salt thermal energy storage tanks at Abengoa’s Xina Concentrated Solar Power project in South Africa IMAGE@Abengoa An optimal power system portfolio for the US state of California that would drive the world’s fifth largest economy towards greenhouse gas reduction goals for 2030 and then to zero carbon by 2040, includes 1GW of long …
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