Protermosolar: Concentrated Solar Power is essential in the energy transition

The solar thermal is the most competitive alternative to generate electricity from the sun, complementing the photovoltaic and avoiding CO2 emissions. The new solar power must be a combination of photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal to overcome the EU’s objectives of renewable and decarbonisation by 2030, with a cost of less than 5 c € …

SolarPACES 2017 Conference Proceedings Now Published with AIP

The SolarPACES 2017 conference proceedings are now published with AIP, the American Institute of Physics (www.aip.org), volume number 2033. All accepted papers are freely accessible on the AIP website and contain an ISBN number for the volume as well as individual DOI numbers for each paper. The SolarPACES 2017 proceedings are available here The conference …

Glasspoint Signs up 2nd Oman Solar EOR Project at Twice the Size: 2 GWth

GlassPoint just signed an agreement with a second oil company operating in Oman to facilitate oil production by the use of 2 GWth solar-generated steam replacing fossil fuel-generated steam. As reported at SolarPACES previously, GlassPoint’s first EOR project in Oman was 1 GWth. This new deal with Houston-based Occidental Petroleum (“Oxy”) at the Sultanate’s Mukhaizna …

Azelio, a technology company that offers a system of Stirling engine-based concentrated solar power

Azelio AB (publ) (”Azelio” or the ”Company”), a technology company that offers a system of Stirling engine-based concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage that enables electricity production around the clock, announces today its intention to list the Company’s shares on Nasdaq First North and to raise capital through an issue of new shares, in …

Electrifying the Deserts of Africa

During last week’s Unlocking Solar Capital Africa conference, Solarplaza (www.Solarplaza.com) unveiled ‘The Solar Future: Deserts of Africa’, a new platform aimed at exploring the opportunities that accompany solar PV development in Africa’s deserts. This new two-day event will be hosted in Dakar, Senegal on 13-14 March 2019. “At Solarplaza, we want to facilitate the solar …

Libya plans 300 MW in CSP-PV projects; Global CSP firms eye Australian projects

Libyan consortium plans to develop 300 MW in CSP-PV projects Libya’s Misurata Free Zone (MFZ) has signed a memorandum of understanding with consultancy iQ Power to develop integrated CSP and PV projects with up to 300 MW total capacity. MFZ, the first free trade zone established on Libyan territory, has shown its desire to develop …

New CSP research shows how O&M cost savings begin in planning phase

If O&M costs decrease by 20%, the internal rate of return of solar tower, parabolic trough, and linear Fresnel plants will increase from 12.33%, 11.72% and 11.43 to 13.41%, 12.79%, and 12.49% respectively, according to one of the studies, a cost-benefit analysis of CSP in China authored by Zhenyu Zhao and Weishang Guo of North …

European CSP capacity to reach as high as 5 GW by 2030; Acciona sells Spanish plants for $1.34 billion

EU CSP capacity to reach as high as 5 GW by 2030 The European Union’s total CSP capacity could reach as high as 5 GW by the year 2030 if all the pieces fall into place, a study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found. Spain’s first CSP plant went into operation in …

Noor Ouarzazate III central receiver concentrated solar power plant with storage completes its reliability test

The consortium formed by SENER and SEPCO III has completed the reliability test for the 150-MW Noor Ouarzazate III concentrated solar power plant. It is one more step in the start-up of the facility, which is nearing commercial operation and final delivery to the client. With this reliability test, which ran for ten straight days, …

Reduction of water consumption in Concentrated Solar Power plants

Saving water when the sun shines! MinWaterCSP cordially invites you to its second and final International Conference on the “Reduction of water consumption in CSP plants”. The conference will conclude its three years of efforts to promote the competitiveness of CSP plants in arid regions. Following on the success of its first Conference in Marrakech, …