Xinjiang's first CSP plant enters a stable operation stage
Since the realization of 24-hour uninterrupted power generation on June 18，2021, as of December 28, Xinjiangs first 50MW concentrating solar power plant (CSP)has accumulated tens of millions of kilowatt-hours of power generation, marking ...
Rediscovering Concentrated Solar Power: story from China
Start of new series of articles with new data on CSP power plant. Recently some media, such as Energyskeptic, falsely accused CSP technology of being unreliable, full of glitches and having a low energy return. Their opinion refers to certa...
Could CSP supply Europe's power? (But seriously this time)
Have you ever heard of a concept called Desertec? Not many people have today. But back in the early 2000s this was a much-talked-about plan to bring plentiful clean energy from the Sahara Desert to power the whole of Europe. Desertec, origi...
Reflections on Spain’s upcoming 200 MW CSP auction
Concentrated solar power ( CSP ) watchers are keeping an eye on Spain as the country looks to auction a minimum of 200 MW of capacity before 2022. Sara Aagesen, Spains Secretary of State for Energy, confirmed the auction would go ahead befo...
China's first 5MW carbon dioxide cycle generator puts into operation
On December 8, the first large-scale (5MW) carbon dioxide (CO₂) cycle generator developed and built by Xian Thermal Power Research Institute (TPRI) of China Huaneng Group completed 72 hours of trial operationand was officially put into op...
Handan ＂Solar thermal + Cultural Tourism＂ Comprehensive Development Demonstration Project is stepping up construction
Recently, Hebei Handan Solar thermal + Cultural Tourism Comprehensive Development Demonstration Projectt Phase I, the first tender section of the Water World venue with steel structure buildings as the main building, and the Ice and Snow Wo...
17.910GWh! SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW CSP Plant released the latest operation data
The November witnessed the highest monthly power generation this year, which recorded at 17.907GWh with the top monthly achieving rate of 104.37% since its commercial operation. From 26th of Oct to 25th of Nov., total DNI 217.23KWh/m2, Conc...
Abengoa, recognized in the Energy Globe World Awards for its solar innovation project, Sun-to-Liquid
This project has been developed by a consortium integrated by the leading European organizations ETH Zurich, IMDEA Energy, DLR, HyGear Technology Services B.V and Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V., among with Abengoa. The aim of this project is to pro...
Namibia Readies Bidding for Concentrated Solar Power in 2022
At the 2021 SolarPACES Conference , NamPower generation projects head Grant Muller laid out the national power companys now finalized plans for a CSP project in Namibia, for between 50 MW and 130 MW, with storage. After 4 years of preparati...
Iran's 1st Concentrated Solar Power plant to be launched by 2023
Iran is going to launch its first Concentrated Solar Power plant by the fiscal year 1402 (starts on March 2023), Managing Director of Irans Thermal Power Plant Holding (TPPH) Mohsen Tarztalab announced on Thursday. Located near the central ...
Abengoa completes sale of Xina Solar One Concentrated Solar Power to Engie
Following completion of the transaction, Engie now holds a 40% equity stake in the Xina Solar One 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, as well as a 46% stake in the Xina Operations Maintenance Company.The transaction represents a ne...
SENER launches Solgest-1, the first hybrid concentrated solar power with storage and photovoltaic plant in Spain
SENER Renewable Investments, the SENER Group subsidiary that promotes and develops highly technological renewable energy projects, has launched the first hybrid solar project in Spain that merges CSP technology with molten salt storage and ...
Pacific Green shows how to cut green ammonia costs at the Ammonia Energy Conference 2021
BOSTON, US / November 11, 2021 / Pacific Green Technologies Group (OTCQB: PGTK) has revealed how concentrated solar power (CSP) can cut green ammonia costs at the Ammonia Energy Conference 2021. Xavier Lara and Carlos Mata-Torres of Pacific...
First English edition of Solar Thermal Yearbook SOLARE WÄRME
Following various requests from abroad, an English-language edition of the solar thermal yearbook SOLARE WRME (SOLAR HEAT) has now been published. The 22-page publication can be downloaded free of charge at www.solarthermie-jahrbuch.de. We ...
Australian massive solar+storage project combines sun-tracking mirrors, gallium arsenide modules and thermal storage
Dutch renewables company Photon Energy is teaming up with Australian technology provider and project developer RayGen Resources to develop a facility that will deliver 300 MW of solar generation and 3.6 GWh of energy storage. The technology...