MENA synthetic fuels potential at under 2 euros with PV or Concentrated Solar Power

MENA synthetic fuels potential: The North Africa and Middle East region has the potential to manufacture low cost synthetic fuels made with solar – PV or CSP – for under 2 euros in production. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has great potential to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuels from renewable resources. Together …

Online Conference April 1-2: World Bank MENA Concentrated Solar Power and Heat

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, …

Middle East and North Africa’s Concentrated Solar Power Knowledge and Innovation Program

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology with heat storage can now cost-effectively provide 24-hour dispatchable renewable energy in countries with a lot of sunshine. Yet a lack of familiarity with the technology meant that many countries in the Middle East and North Africa were not adopting it. How we helped Castalia is co-leading a program to …

Who play leading roles in MENA concentrated solar power market?

Represented by the projects like Dubai 950MW CSP-PV Noor Energy 1, Morocco Noor Ouarzazate 580MW CSP-PV project and the fresh Noor Midelt 800MW CSP-PV project, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has become a leading CSP emerging market together with China, contributing to global CSP expansion and industrialization. Looking at the main participants in …

IRENA: Middle East Voncentrated Solar Power cost reductions require creative financing

Developers of large-scale renewable energy projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must use innovative financing structures to minimize costs amid a growing demand for funding, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said in a report on the Middle East region, published January 15. The GCC members are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, …