The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of ZAR3bn ($221m) to the 100MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, which is expected to improve South Africa’s energy mix and accelerate the transition to renewable energy. The solar power project, located in the Humansrus Solar Park, Northern Cape Province of South Africa, is …
A CMI Solar Receiver Will Equip the World’s Tallest Concentrated Solar Power Tower in Dubai
After its commercial success in China for the design and supply of a thermal solar receiver at Haixi, CMI has just been awarded a new contract for engineering and supplying a receiver for the Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum solar park (Dubai). This huge concentrated solar power (CSP) project named after the Emir of Dubai, …
Black developed 100MW Ilanga Concentrated Solar Power 1 achieves Commercial Operation Date
Ilanga CSP1, South Africa’s first 100% black developed Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) power plant achieves Commercial Operation Date (COD). Ilanga CSP1 is a truly transformation project that was conceived and developed by a 100% black developer (Emvelo). Its two top executives (CEO & CFO) are black females, two-thirds of its board members are black and …
Spain proposes 3 GW new solar, wind per year
Spain’s minority Socialist government has set out a plan to build 3 GW of solar and wind capacity per year over the next decade and produce 35% of energy from renewable sources by 2030, local media reported November 13. Under the draft proposals, Spain would aim to produce 100% of its electricity from renewables by …
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Morocco hybrid Concentrated Solar Power – PV project seen as ‘game changer’ for costs
Technology coupling gains and a favorable development framework could see prices for Morocco’s pioneering Noor Midelt hybrid projects trend towards the lowest global CSP tariffs, experts told the CSP Madrid 2018 conference. Now entering the final stages of tendering, Morocco’s Noor Midelt hybrid CSP-PV project is expected to set a benchmark price for combined CSP …
China encourage new Concentrated Solar Power technologies in 1st batch demos
Among China 1st batch of 20 concentrated solar power (CSP) demonstration projects, there are 9 Towers, 7 Troughs and 4 CLFRs, all of which were designed with huge capacity multi-hour storage system. One of the inherent targets of the implementation of CSP pilot projects is to encourage the application of new CSP technologies. There were …
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Abengoa will collaborate with Acwa and the Chinese SEC and ICBC in concentrated solar power projects
Abengoa has signed a cooperation agreement with the Saudi energy company Acwa Power, the Commercial and Industrial Bank of China (ICBC) and Shanghai Electric (SEC), with which it has already carried out the execution of a solar field in Dubai, for collaborate in future energy projects. The declaration of intentions has been signed today in …
The 100 MW Kathu concentrated solar power plant with molten salt storage system accomplished first synchronization
SENER and ACCIONA Industrial have reached a critical milestone in the construction project of Kathu Solar Park. Namely, the successful synchronization was achieved on 18 November, electric power was generated and transferred on the National grid complying with all expected parameters to ensure the supply of power starts and end users can consume reliable energy …
International Conference “The Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector in the Mediterranean and Middle East – The Role of Concentrated Solar Power”
The Cyprus Institute (www.cyi.ac.cy), is hosting the International Conference “The Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector in the Mediterranean and Middle East – The Role of CSP”. https://csp2018.cyi.ac.cy/ The event is organized under the auspices of the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Mr. Georgios Lakkotrypis, and will take place at The Cyprus Institute premises …
Role of Concentrated Solar Power in Decarbonising the Mediterranean and Middle East
Prof. Manuel Blanco, Chair in Solar Thermal Technologies for the Eastern Mediterranean of the Energy Division of the Cyprus Institute’s Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) & Vice-Chair of SolarPACES announces the first-ever international conference on the role of CSP in climate mitigation through decarbonising the energy sector, to be held simultaneously live in Cyprus …