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China prioritizes CSP in new rule “The power grid company is requested to give priority support to the grid connection and dispatching of the base projects equipped with solar thermal power” says a new government planning document. Source: CSPPlaza China National Energy Administration issued the Notice Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Solar Thermal …
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EPC Tender- SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project On April 8, SPIC Henan Company issued a public bidding announcement for the EPC general contract of SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project. Application deadline: April 14, 2023, 23:59. Project Supervisor Announced – SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project Preliminary Design announced – Tongyu 100MW CSP Project Heat Collecting System announced- …
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The Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2023 funding opportunity will award $6.5 million for seedling R&D projects that focus on innovative and novel ideas in photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). Announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), they are seeking projects that are and are “riskier than …
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619MWh Daily Generation – Power China Gonghe 50MW Tower CSP Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project, after the single-day power generation reached 572,000 kWh on March 9, 2023, the single-day power generation of the CSP plant reached another record high of 619,000 kWh on March 13. …
China CSP generating records – The Urat and Gonghe pilot projects join the Delingha project in reporting generating records in operation CSP Focus reports via email (More Detail is available for CSP Focus Membership.) 619MWh Daily Generation – Power China Gonghe 50MW Tower CSP Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten …
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A first-of-its-kind Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is envisioned for development near Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate as part of Oman’s pivot away from gas-powered electricity generation to renewables-based sources. The initiative, subject to the findings of a feasibility study, will add to a mixed portfolio of renewable resources and technologies being explored by the …
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In the framework of its ESG strategy with the key message «Together Towards Zero and Beyond» and aiming at the zeroing of its environmental footprint, Olympic Brewery completes the infrastructure for the implementation of the pilot project for the utilization of solar energy to cover its energy needs at the Sindos plant, in collaboration with …
China’s largest trough solar thermal power plant, located in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, generated 330 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the 12-month period ending on March 31 this year. Designed and built by China Shipbuilding New Power Co. Ltd., the 100-megawatt solar thermal power generation and storage project in Urad Middle Banner passed a …
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Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) Green Duba Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC) Power Plant, located in Duba in Tabuk province, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2023. “The Operation and Maintenance (O&M) assessment work is currently in progress and the project is expected to be ready by early third quarter 2023,” a …
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Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system. We also need to find new and better ways to create heat for industrial processes. Renewables can supply much of …