Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised field visits for 217 participants in COP28 to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Most of the visitors were from outside the UAE. The visits, which were organised during COP28, included the Innovation Centre and the 4th phase of the solar park. The guests praised the …
Gonghe 50 MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant Break the Record
As of November 30th, the POWERCHINA Gonghe 50 MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant, constructed with the participation of Cosin Solar, achieved a new monthly power generation record of 12.222GWh in November since its commissioning. The operational records indicate that the plant’s theoretical power generation for the month was 12.2352GWh, while the actual power generation …
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India’s renewables tender in Q1, 2024 carves out 50% for oncentrated Solar Power
In the first quarter of 2024, India plans to put out a tender for renewable energy that includes not just a carve-out, but the largest ever, requiring over 50% to be supplied by Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), the thermal form of solar electricity. There is renewed policy interest in CSP as a longer-duration source of …
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China Plans 2 GW Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Mongolia
China’s SPIC Shijiazhuang Dongfang Energy said on Thursday it plans to build a high-tech solar power plant in Inner Mongolia with capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW), which would be one of the largest of its kind in the world’s top solar market. The project would cost about 46 billion yuan ($7.27 billion) and use …
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EDF Australia makes EUR-10m capital commitment to Concentrated Solar Power developer Vast
The Australian unit of French energy major EDF has committed EUR 10 million (USD 10.8m) to Australian concentrated solar power (CSP) specialist Vast Renewables Ltd, with the companies planning to partner to develop CSP projects in Australia, Vast said on Friday. The capital commitment is contingent on closing Vast’s go-public merger with Nabors Energy Transition …
New twin-tech concentrated solar power tower generates twice the power, 24/7
A new breakthrough in solar technology has led to the development of a twin-tech solar tower that can generate twice the power of traditional solar systems and operate 24/7. This innovative design combines two cutting-edge technologies, making it possible to harness solar energy even during the night. The tower, which stands tall and features a …
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Game-changing Sun-to-Liquid: Fuels from Concentrated Solar Power launches II
This initiative will demonstrate the scalability and high efficiency of producing sustainable synthetic fuel from CO2, water, and sunlight. Synhelion is one of the industry partners for the project, providing the expertise for scaling up the prototype, developing the thermal energy storage system, and performing the exploitation analysis. Sun-to-Liquid was a game-changing project that jumpstarted …
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UAE’s leading clean energy hub: Al Maktoum solar park and innovation center spotlight ahead of COP28
As the global focus intensifies on sustainable solutions and climate action with the impending COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at Dubai emerges as a shining example of the nation’s commitment to renewable energy innovation. Boasting the title of the world’s largest single-site Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in …
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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ACWA Power gets greenlight to begin operations of Phase 2 of Dubai’s Noor Energy 1 project
ACWA Power announced that it has received the initial commercial operation certificate from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to operate the second phase of the Noor Energy 1 independent power project. The Noor Energy project, touted to be the largest single-site concentrated solar power plant, is located in the fourth phase of the Mohammed …