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Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is considering the establishment of the sultanate’s first solar thermal project, a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Duqm that will be built if an existing proposal for a clean coal independent power producer (IPP) project in the area does not receive government approval before end-2019. The CSP …
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Morocco has launched a tender for the 230 MW Noor Midelt II CSP-PV plant in central Morocco, following the recent allocation of the 800 MW Noor Midelt I project to an EDF-led consortium at a record-low price of 68 dirhams/MWh ($71/MWh). Developers will have until September 16 to prequalify for the Noor Midelt II tender, …
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European researchers are preparing to install automated dry-cleaning and sensor technology at operational Concentrated Solar Power plants that will cut water usage, labor costs and stabilize reflectance levels. New technologies that reduce water consumption are set to cut costs and limit the environmental impact of CSP plants in the coming years. Europe’s 12.6 million-euro SOLWARIS …
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The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) — the sole procurer of new electricity and water capacity under the Sector Law — is mulling plans to set up the first-ever solar thermal project to support the future energy requirements of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Duqm. The concentrated solar power plant will only …
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As CSP Focus keeps reporting, 3 of China 1st phase of 20 demonstration Concentrated Solar Power proejcts have been successfully connected to the grid in the second half year of 2018, which are CGN Delingha 50MW Parabolic Trough Project, Shouhang Dunhuang 100MW Molten Salt Parabolic Trough Project and Supcon Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower Project. …
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Despite the continuously falling costs of solar and wind power, renewable energy continues to grapple with the issue of storing energy produced from sun and wind when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. Lithium batteries store energy from the sun to provide it when needed, even if the sun doesn’t shine. But …
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1 Organization Structure Hosts: China Solar Thermal Alliance Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics Chinese Renewable Energy Society Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering Organizers: China Solar Thermal Alliance Zhejiang Supcon Solar Technology, Co., Ltd Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences Co-Organizers: Solar Thermal Power Generation Committee of Chinese Renewable Energy Society Sponsors and Exhibitors …
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It’s not simply on the track that Morocco is planning to turn into a world ruler in renewable energy. Just as a host country of a Formula ePrix, the nation is likewise home to the world’s biggest solar farm. Based on a territory of in excess of 3,000 hectares in the region – similar to …
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Researchers will develop innovative additively-manufactured heat exchangers for Solar Thermal Power Generation. The University of California, Davis was selected to receive a $2.2 million dollar award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to advance solar technologies. UC Davis will advance concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) research and development. CSP concentrates incoming …
Concentrated solar power generation is making tangible progress in China, with the sector set to be an integral part of the country’s current power system soon, said experts. Concentrated solar power, solar thermal or CSP, is a technology that uses mirrors to concentrate and reflect sunlight to drive traditional steam turbines to create energy. Technicians …
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