Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inspected the work progress at the 950MW 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. This phase uses the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model with investments up to AED 15.78 billion. It is set to provide clean energy …
Qinghai: Accelerate the construction of a number of 100 MW concentrated solar power projects
On August 23, Qinghai Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Qinghai Provincial Energy Bureau jointly issued the Implementation Plan of Carbon Peak in the Energy Sector of Qinghai Province(hereinafter referred to as the»Plan»)and issued a notice. The Plan points out that to promote a multipolar support clean energy supply capacity. The intensive development of wind …
Shanshan 100MW concentrated solar power projects subject construction and installation engineering publicity of the winning candidate
On August 28, Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Co., Ltd (about the national electricity for Henan Turpan, Xinjiang Shanshan QiKeTai 100 MW concentrated solar power project subject construction and installation engineering release the winning candidate, the winning bidder is China Energy Engineering Group Northwest City Construction Co., Ltd. According to the bidding announcement previously …
Concentrated solar power will help China cut costs of climate action, study finds
Solar thermal energy turns out to be the key to China meeting its climate commitments. A new study investigates the best combination of renewables for providing the lowest cost to power system operators in two of China’s provinces best suited to scale up renewable energy. China’s power systems operators must invest in renewable energy to …
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What happened with Concentrated Solar Power Crescent Dunes plant?
The Crescent Dunes Concentrated Solar Power project in the US was the first of a kind at 110 MW. The first tower CSP with thermal energy storage at full-scale. (Above about 150 MW, the distances of the solar field encircling the tower receiver has optical limits) It was developed by the RocketDyne-based startup SolarReserve, and …
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Perspective on integration of concentrated solar power plants
Integration concept of energy resources can complement between the competing energy technologies. This manuscript presents a comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art of concentrated solar power (CSP) integration technology with various energy sources. Compared to CSP alone, integration of CSP and fossil fuel provides promising solution to solar energy intermittence, emissions and installation cost reduction, with …
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Concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage can help utilities’ bottom line
The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t …
Concentrated solar power add new power in China
On August 7, Xigaze Finance Bureau issued the Ecological Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China was adopted at the Second session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China …
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Concentrated solar power industry will usher in large-scale development opportunities
On August 1, Dongguan Securities released the Special Report on Concentrated Solar Power in Power Equipment and New Energy Industry. According to the report,the key equipment of concentrated solar power has been basically localized,and the policy has promoted the large-scale development of the industry. In 2016, the National Energy Administration launched the first batch of …
Gansu Energy storage new policy
On August 16,the Development and Reform Commission of Gansu Energy Bureau issued the Notice on Matters related to Energy Storage Configuration of Centralized New Energy Projects in Gansu Province(hereinafter referred to as the Notice).The Notice stipulates that the proportion of allocation and storage of the first batch of solar wind,the second batch of solar wind,new …