HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), emphasised that Dubai has a clear strategy and roadmap to reach 100% energy production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050. Al Tayer made these remarks during a panel discussion titled ‘Sustainability in Project Management’ during the Dubai International Project …
Fraunhofer-Chile finds PV- Concentrated Solar Power combo has better LCOE than gas
A new study from energy engineering consultancy Fraunhofer – for Chile found that a solar hybrid that combines PV and CSP with thermal energy storage would be able to replicate the flexibility of gas power plants – at a lower LCOE. The study is Comparison between Concentrated Solar Power and Gas-Based Generation in Terms of …
ESTELA joins Solar Impulse Foundation
We are happy to announce that ESTLA is joining Solar Impulse Foundation to materialise climate neutrality and green transition targets for 2030 included in the EU Green Deal. The goal of this fresh initiative is to accelerate the energy transition effort and offer key policy-makers existing and ready-to-be implemented solutions at a national and local …
SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50 MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant Sees Another Good Year
The total annual cumulative actual power generation of the SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant in 2022 was 146.4 GWh, i.e. 100.26% of the designed annual power generation (146GWh), completing yearly target. Figure 1: 2022 annual power generation of the plant The plant has been operating in good conditions. As shown in the monthly power generation …
Mongolian Concentrated Solar Power generated round the clock
In a solar energy record for round-the-clock power generation, Mongolia’s Wulate 100MW trough CSP project ran continuously for 12 days, generating pure solar energy without batteries; due to the thermal energy storage in CSP. (How Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) works) In Mongolia at a latitude of 41.5 degrees, the Wulate CSP project generated day and …
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SolarSteam wins recognition for Canadian climate tech
SolarSteam was recently picked by Foresight Canada as one of the country’s most investable clean tech companies. The start-up uses concentrating solar thermal to produce hot water and steam for use by industrial and institutional clients that need to meet an initial 20% to 30% green energy target by 2030. SolarSteam wins “most investable” Canadian …
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The night must also be decarbonized, by David Trebolle, Secretary General of Protermosolar
«In Spain, there are more than 20 operational process heat concentrated solar power projects, which will double by 2023, thanks to the paybacks that we currently have for 2-3 years.» David Trebolle, general secretary of Protermosolar, the Spanish Association for the Promotion of the Thermosolar Industry, says so in an article that we have published …
Clean energy reaches 14% of Dubai’s total power production capacity
The production capacity of clean energy in Dubai has reached 2,027 megawatts (MW) using photovoltaic solar power (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). This is about 14 per cent of Dubai’s total power production capacity of 14,517MW, says an official announcement. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), …
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Design and steady-state simulation of a concentrated solar power-ORC power plant
Numerical modeling and simulation are necessary to design and optimize processes that include concentrating solar power (CSP) and industrial chemical processes; however, no co-simulation environment have been used or suggested in the literature for such plants. This paper suggests a promising approach to build a user-friendly simulation framework using open-source tools. DWSIM simulator was leveraged …
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Aalborg CSP secures yet another order for a wastewater heat pump
Danish renewable energy specialist Aalborg CSP has secured yet another order for a wastewater heat pump. The order is awarded by the Danish district heating plant Egedal Fjernvarme and is a turnkey contract for a 1.5 MW heat pump with associated heat exchanger, piping, purification system and building optimizations. The new heat pump will enable …
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