Concentrated Solar Power Project Tenders Last Week (Apr.8-14) in China

EPC Tender- SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project On April 8, SPIC Henan Company issued a public bidding announcement for the EPC general contract of SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project. Application deadline: April 14, 2023, 23:59. Project Supervisor Announced –  SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project Preliminary Design announced – Tongyu 100MW CSP Project Heat Collecting System announced- …

U.S. funding announced for innovative concentrated solar power projects

The Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2023 funding opportunity will award $6.5 million for seedling R&D projects that focus on innovative and novel ideas in photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). Announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), they are seeking projects that are and are “riskier than …

Two Chinese pilot Concentrated Solar Power projects report monthly generating records

619MWh Daily Generation – Power China Gonghe 50MW Tower CSP Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project, after the single-day power generation reached 572,000 kWh on March 9, 2023, the single-day power generation of the CSP plant reached another record high of 619,000 kWh on March 13. …

Oman weighs Concentrated Solar Power project at Duqm

A first-of-its-kind Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is envisioned for development near Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate as part of Oman’s pivot away from gas-powered electricity generation to renewables-based sources. The initiative, subject to the findings of a feasibility study, will add to a mixed portfolio of renewable resources and technologies being explored by the …

Paving the way for beer production by harnessing solar energy, in partnership with Absolicon

In the framework of its ESG strategy with the key message «Together Towards Zero and Beyond» and aiming at the zeroing of its environmental footprint, Olympic Brewery completes the infrastructure for the implementation of the pilot project for the utilization of solar energy to cover its energy needs at the Sindos plant, in collaboration with …

China’s largest trough concentrated solar power plant achieves record output

China’s largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. Designed and built by China Shipbuilding New Power Co. Ltd., the 100-megawatt solar thermal power generation and storage project in Urad Middle Banner passed a …

Hybrid power project combines concentrated solar power with CCGT

Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) Green Duba Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC) Power Plant, located in Duba in Tabuk province, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2023. “The Operation and Maintenance (O&M) assessment work is currently in progress and the project is expected to be ready by early third quarter 2023,” a …

Batteries won’t cut it – we need concentrated solar power technology to get us through the night

Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system. We also need to find new and better ways to create heat for industrial processes. Renewables can supply much of …

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 …

Concentrated Solar Power Project Tenders Last Week (Apr.1-7) in China

619MWh Daily Generation – Power China Gonghe 50MW Concentrated Solar Power Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project, after the single-day power generation reached 572,000 kWh on March 9, 2023, the single-day power generation of the CSP plant reached another record high of 619,000 kWh on March …