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First in the world, the 50MW molten salt Fresnel CSP plant begins commercial operation IMAGE@CSPFocus The China Dunhuang Dacheng 50MW molten salt linear Fresnel CSP project plant has now officially begun commercial operation on June 19, 2020. To celebrate the occasion of commercial operation of the first ever molten salt Fresnel CSP occasion, the developers …
IMAGE@Cubico A 50 MW trough CSP project in Spain purchased by Cubico Abengoa plans to “bolt-on” novel low-cost storage to some of the first Spanish trough CSP plants, originally built with no storage Source: New Energy Update Spain’s Abengoa is looking to use low-cost PV power to support new molten salt thermal energy storage systems …
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Solar desalination prize Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the $9 million American-Made Challenges: Solar Desalination Prize, a competition to accelerate the development of systems that use solar-thermal energy to produce clean water from very-high-salinity water. “The U.S. has the technical knowledge, vision, and talent it takes …
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Molten salt thermal energy storage tanks at Abengoa’s Xina Concentrated Solar Power project in South Africa IMAGE@Abengoa An optimal power system portfolio for the US state of California that would drive the world’s fifth largest economy towards greenhouse gas reduction goals for 2030 and then to zero carbon by 2040, includes 1GW of long …
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ATA Insights invites you to attend the World Bank’s MENA CSP KIP capstone online conference: Concentrating Solar for Power and Heat (April 1-2, 2020) This final workshop of the World Bank’s Middle East & North Africa Concentration Solar Power Knowledge & Innovation Program will summarize the results of the Program’s activities over the past three years, …
Spain’s solar generation from Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) continues to increase as operating experience continues to increase efficiency Gemasolar CSP plant IMAGE@SENER Source: CSPFocus Solar thermal energy exceeded 5 TWh of electricity generation in 2019 in Spain, adding 5,166 GWh, representing an increase of 16.8% over 2018 and 3.8% compared to the average of the …
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IMAGE@CSPFocus From CSP Focus: China Supcon Delingha 50MW CSP plant achieved record high performance in Feb. 2020 The monthly generation of China Supcon Delingha 50WM CSP tower plant reached record high at 17.1795 GWh in February 2020 (from Jan 26 to Feb 25), with the generation fulfillment rate of 102.9%. Supcon Delingha 50MW Molten Salt …
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IMAGE@Solar Water: Heliostats (mirrors) surround a 25 meter tall glass dome to reflect concentrated solar heat (CSH) to a metal grid forming the top half of a “kettle” heating and distilling seawater fed in by covered aqueduct. Source: Power-Technology Saudi Arabia has appointed the UK-based Solar Water PLC to build the first ‘carbon-neutral’ desalination plant …
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Advances in sky camera systems are set to drive up CSP efficiency in the coming years. In Europe, tests of WobaS All Sky Imager (ASI) technology at the 50 MW La Africana parabolic trough plant in Spain increased plant revenue by 2% over a two year period. Developed by Germany’s DLR Institute of Solar Research …
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