A research project conducted by Germany’s Fraunhofer IEE Institute and partners aims to explore the potential production of green hydrogen from concentrated solar power (CSP) in Chile and pave the way for the development of large-scale production facilities in the Latin American country. Concentrated solar power system in northern Chile. Image by Frank Dinter, Fraunhofer …
Chile, 17 hours of storage with Concentrated Solar Power
In the Atacama Desert, the driest in the world located in northern Chile, the only Concentrated Solar Power tower in Latin America operates, a symbol of an energy revolution in the making against climate change. Aerial view of Cerro Dominador, the first concentrated solar power plant in Latin America, in Antofagasta, Chile. The imposing 240-meter …
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Innergex buys remaining stake in 34 MW concentrated solar power plant in Chile
Denmark’s Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) announced on Friday that it has sold the 45% stake it held in the 34-MW Pampa Elvira Solar thermal plant in Chile to Canada’s Innergex Renewable Energy. Innergex, which already owned 55% interest in the plant, finalised the acquisition for USD 5.5 million (EUR 5.03m), becoming the sole …
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Chilean President to visit Cosin Solar Concentrated Solar Power project in China
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, together with his entourage and a delegation of businessmen from the energy sector, will visit the Chinese Concentrated Solar Power plant with the highest production in the world, according to H2 News. President Boric, accompanied by representatives of Cosin Solar, an international company that is part of the Asociación …
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Fraunhofer finds hybrid PV-CSP in Chile beats gas LCOE
IMAGE@Fraunhofer: Comparison between Concentrated Solar Power and Gas-Based Generation in Terms of Economic and Flexibility-Related Aspects in Chile Hybrid PV-CSP in Chile A new study from energy engineering consultancy Fraunhofer – for Chile compares the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of hybrid solar with gas. Comparison between Concentrated Solar Power and Gas-Based Generation in Terms …
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Fraunhofer Chile to develop a Concentrated Solar Power system to recycle aluminum
The project, which will be carried out by researchers from Fraunhofer Chile with support from the Crea y Valida Fund of the government agency CORFO, proposes to develop and validate a solar thermal concentration system, capable of reaching and maintaining temperatures that allow the smelting of aluminum for its recycling. “We have designed a compact, …
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Fraunhofer Chile to develop a solar concentration system to recycle aluminum
The project, which will be carried out by researchers from Fraunhofer Chile with support from the Crea y Valida Fund of the government agency CORFO, proposes to develop and validate a solar thermal concentration system, capable of reaching and maintaining temperatures that allow the smelting of aluminum for its recycling. “We have designed a compact, …
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Chile’s 2023 auction to now incentivize dispatchable Concentrated Solar Power
Major changes for Chile’s next auction include incentives for energy storage and non-variable renewables like Concentrated Solar Power, a splitting of the auction into three geographic zones (north, central, south), an increase in contract length to 20 years, and the possibility of transferring systemic costs of the short-term market. Solar thermal energy with storage like the …
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Codelco renews clean energy contract with Canada’s Innergex
Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, said on Monday it had renewed a clean energy contract with Canada’s Innergex Renewable Energy for its Gabriela Mistral division in Chile’s northern desert region. Pampa Elvira is a solar thermal plant. Credit: Energia Llaima Innergex owns 55% of Pampa Elvira Solar, which generates heat through solar …
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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 …