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Herlogas, in collaboration with Shanghai Electric, has now successfully melted 340,000 tons of salt for molten salt thermal energy storage and preheated 14 salt tanks at the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world, DEWA ‘s 700 MW CSP project NOOR I at the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park in Dubai, UAE. Once the …
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The 950 MW Phase 4 of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park incorporates Concentrated Solar Power and PV technologies. Image used for illustrative purpose. Rendering of 100 MW Central Tower plant of the fourth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park in Dubai. Aspectus Group handout via Zawya Aspectus Group handout via Zawya One …
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The future of renewable energy is looking brighter than ever, thanks to the emergence of high-efficiency concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. As the world grapples with the urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy sources, CSP has the potential to play a significant role in reshaping global energy markets. With its ability …
Protermosolar is the association that represents the Spanish sector of the Concentrated Solar Power industry, in which Spain is the international leader both in terms of installed power and the participation of its companies in international projects. The Spanish Association for the Promotion of the Thermosolar Industry (Protermosolar) has approved at its general meeting the …
The Spanish government has revised its energy and climate plan (PNIEC) to increase its installed renewable capacity target to 160 GW by 2030, 23% more than the 123 GW previously forecast, while also contemplating tripling the hydrogen target . This figure would represent 75% of the country’s total capacity of 214 GW expected by the …
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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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The synchronous generators driven by steam turbines in solar thermal power plants have the intrinsic primary frequency regulation capacity needed now. The COIIM (Official College of Industrial Engineers of Madrid) considers it essential to launch as soon as possible an auction program with CSP quotas for solar thermal energy. CSP engineers tour Abengoa’s Cerro Dominador …
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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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Integrated Solar Thermal Hybrid Power Plants are emerging as a promising solution to address the growing global demand for clean and sustainable energy. These innovative power plants combine the strengths of both solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technologies, harnessing the sun’s energy to generate electricity in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. As the world …
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Concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage is an innovative and promising technology that has the potential to revolutionize the renewable energy sector. This technology harnesses the sun’s energy by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate sunlight onto a small area, where it is converted into heat. This heat is then stored in a …
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