India’s CSP tender (over 50%) attracts international stakeholders

India’s CSP tender described by Ajay Kumar Sinha, AGM of Contracts & Procurement at SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) India’s CSP tender is making waves. NTPC has carved out an unprecedented over-50% for concentrated solar thermal technologies in its renewables tender, and has also just been reported to have announced a 500 MW tender …

India to issue a tender for a 500-MW concentrated solar-thermal power project

The 100 MW Tower CSP project, Jinta ZhongGuang by Cosin Solar News Source: Economic Times/Energy World The tender was announced by the Chairman and Managing Director R P Gupta of the Indian state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). Probable locations for the project development will be Gujarat, Rajasthan, or Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi. “This will …

The boy who returns. The return of Concentrated Solar Power to guarantee green energy 24 hours a day

An old system is gaining popularity among researchers for its versatility and cost-effectiveness in providing clean fuel. Concentrated solar power (CSP), which had been nearly driven out of business by low-cost solar photovoltaics, is now making a comeback. Quantum learns that NTPC, the state-owned power generation company, recently sent out probes to several companies asking …

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 …

Sunrise CSP Signs MoU with Engineers India to Scale Up Concentrated Solar Thermal

Australia’s Sunrise CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) and India’s Engineers India Ltd (EIL) forged a collaborative agreement by executing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU will facilitate an exclusive partnership in Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) power for projects in the oil & gas sector in India, projects other than in the oil & gas sector, …

Engineers India Limited Forms Strategic Alliance for Concentrated Solar Power Solutions

Engineers India Limited (EIL), a renowned engineering consultancy organization, has announced its collaboration with the Concentrating Solar Technology Group – Sunrise CSP Group. This partnership aims to enhance EIL’s sustainable energy solutions portfolio. The Sunrise CSP Group consists of Sunrise CSP India Pvt Ltd, Sunrise CSP International Ltd in Cyprus, and Sunrise CSP Pty Ltd …

Engineers India Invites Bids for Concentrated Solar Power Technology Systems

Engineers India (EIL), a government-run company, has issued a tender inviting bids from domestic and foreign companies that supply Concentrated Solar Technology (CST) systems for balance of project services. The bidding process closes on March 7, 2023, and bids will be opened on March 9. The invitation is open to bidders who are technology licensors …

A new process uses concentrated solar power to recycle concrete debris

The recycled concrete aggregate produced met the requirements for typical structural applications. RESEARCHERS at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed a treatment process involving solar thermal energy to recycle concrete debris from construction sites and demolitions. A team of researchers from IIT Madras has developed a treatment process involving solar thermal energy to …

New Solar Thermal Components Testing Facility at Hyderabad to Give Further Fillip to India’s Growing Solar Sector

A newly established Concentrated Solar Power based test rig facility at Hyderabad can help the growing solar industry in India to test capability and performance of solar thermal components like solar receiver tubes, heat transfer fluids, concentrating mirrors. For the uninitiated, Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a …

Concentrated Solar Power Technology In India – Barriers In Widespread Expansion

India’s solar target is 100 GW by the year 2020. This, however, does not include CSP, that is, concentrated solar power. Owing to India’s geographical position just north of the equator, India has a huge potential to develop CSP. Sarvesh Devraj talks about the problems facing the advancement of this technology in the country. Sarvesh Devraj …