Saudi Arabia could start using concentrated solar power in district cooling

The ongoing development of solar power in Saudi Arabia as an alternative source of energy could gain wide adoption in its growing district cooling industry. Two researchers, Guiseppe Franchini and Antonio Perdichizzi, from the University of Bergamo have proposed an alternative cooling technology; using a thermal form of solar energy to provide solar district cooling …

Who provide equipment and services to China Concentrated Solar Power plants?

Around 10 commercial Concentrated Solar Power projects are now under development and construction in China, and some biddings for systems and components & materials purchasing had been completed and winners announced. CSP Focus has been keeping tracking on the biddings, and generating report on the results. Taking an overview on the vendors’ list, both Chinese …

Study Investigates Solar District Cooling Potential for Saudi Arabia

IMAGE @ Guiseppe Franchini and Antonio Perdichizzi Instead of running air conditioners on fossil-fueled electricity, University of Bergamo researchers Guiseppe Franchini and Antonio Perdichizzi propose an alternative cooling technology; using a thermal form of solar energy to provide solar district cooling in the Saudi Kingdom. Their study of the economics of solar district cooling was …

Concentrated Solar Power Focus China 2019 on Mar.21-22 Beijing

CGN Solar Delingha 50MW PT project has been proclaimed to be commercial operational on October 10, making China the 8th country who owns large-scale Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology. Also, 2 solar tower projects are expected to be operational by the end of this year. One of them is Shouhang 100MW molten salt tower plant. …

Concentrated solar power (CSP) real-time dispatch model hikes revenues by over 15%

New software combining dispatch algorithms with probabilistic forecasting could reduce Concentrated solar power (CSP) bid prices by a quarter and spur fresh U.S. CSP deployment, Mike Wagner, Principal Investigator at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), told New Energy Update. On October 1, NREL launched a new three-year study into optimized CSP dispatch software that …

Delingha, China’s first commercial concentrated solar power plant produces electricity

Power has been produced from what is claimed to be the first commercially operated concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in China. The Delingha solar thermal power station, located in central China and operated by China General Nuclear Power Group, has a total capacity of 50MW plant – equivalent to the power produced by 60,000 tonnes …

CSP real-time dispatch model hikes revenues by over 15%

On October 1, NREL launched a new three-year study into optimized CSP dispatch software that allows real-time operations of CSP plants. Partners in the project include U.S. developers SolarReserve, BrightSource and research institutions Northwestern University and the Colorado School of Mines. One of seven new NREL CSP projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s …

ACWA Power adds 250 MW of PV to Dubai CSP project; Stirling CSP developer lists on Nasdaq small caps

ACWA Power, Dubai add 250 MW of PV to DEWA CSP project Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have agreed to add 250 MW of PV capacity to the 700 MW DEWA CSP project, ACWA Power announced November 11. The power purchase agreement (PPA) for the DEWA CSP project …

GlassPoint, Occidental set to develop 2GW Oman concentrated solar power plant

US-based GlassPoint Solar, a leading supplier of solar energy to the oil and gas industry, said it has signed a deal with Occidental of Oman for the development of a 2 GW solar thermal energy plant at the Mukhaizna oilfield in the sultanate. As the lead developer of the proposed project, GlassPoint would deploy its …