China's Qinghai begins building 10.9 GW new energy power projects, including 400 MW of CSP
Northwest Chinas Qinghai Province on Friday began the construction of 15 new energy power generation projects, with a combined installed power generating capacity of 10.9 GW, according to local authorities. Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2020 show...
The iconic landscape solar tower project for the Winter Olympics starts construction
A reporter from Beijing Dailylearned from the Office of the Urban Operation and Environmental Protection Group of the Beijing Operation Guarantee Headquarters for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and the Yanqing District Government,...
China will build 200MW CSP plants for 1.4GW Lugu DC Transmission Project in Baicheng City
On Sep. 23, 2021, the Baicheng Municipal Peoples Government of Jilin Province issued the Publicity of the Evaluation Results of the Recommended Enterprises for the 1.4GW Lugu DC Transmission Project. Lugu DC is the first UHV DC channel of t...
Will Concentrated Solar Power be Reborn? Report Says Yes
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), which has lain moribund for a decade, is about to be reborn, according to a new report from Rethink Technology Research, with global capacity to increase several times over by 2030. The study expects CSP to c...
EGYPT: $2.5bn to build 17 solar-powered desalination plants
The Egyptian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Egypt Fund) will sign new financial partnerships worth $2.5 billion by 2025. The funds will be used to build 17 new seawater desalination plants to supply drinking water to Egyptians. The future plants wi...
Webinar: Key aspects to securing a bankable CSP tower with molten salt storage
28 July at 14:00 CEST / 20:00 Beijing (Check your local time) CSP is a key player in the renewable energy market as it offers 100% solar dispatchable power. Tower projects with molten salt storage have been a key focus of Concentrated Solar...
New Policy of Concentrated Solar Power Technology in China
Based on the document issued last Feb. ( the Ministry of Finance will not allocate the subsidiary to new CSP projects), on June 11, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Notice on 2021 New Energy Plants Feed-in Tar...
Shanghai Electric Makes Significant Progress on the CSP Tower and Parabolic Trough Plant in Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto
Shanghai Electric (Shanghai Electric or the Company) (601727.SS and 02727.HK) announced that the first molten salt tank hydro test for the Parabolic Trough Plant-II (PT2) of the fourth phase ofMohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolar Park was ca...
CSTA's standard "Molten Salt Corrosion Testing and Assessment Methods for Solar Thermal Power Generation" rele
On May 25, China Solar Thermal Alliance (hereinafter referred to as CSTA) released a standard on Molten salt corrosion testing and assessment methods for solar thermal power generation. This standard specifies the corrosion test and evaluat...
50MW solar tower CSP plant in Haixi, Qinghai Province sets a new record for single-day power generation
Following the completion of the first domestic CSP grid-related test in May this year, on June 4, 2020, the 50MW molten salt solar tower CSP plant in Luneng Haixi Multi-energy Complementary Integration Optimization Demonstration Project cre...
Chile Considers Converting 30 Coal Plants into"Carnot" Batteries
By 2050 Chile plans to be carbon neutral. A crucial part of that goal is the decarbonisation of its energy mix. To do this, all coal-fired power plants will stop operating by 2040. IMAGE@Wikiwand A very simplified schematic of the essential...
RIOGLASS SUN2HEAT SYSTEM ACHIEVES RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Rioglass, the world leader in the development, production, and marketing of premium receiver tubes and concentrating mirrors for the Solar Thermal Energy market, is proud to announce its process heat system Sun2Heat achieved a Record Breaki...
50MW molten salt Fresnel CSP plant reached the highest single day generation
From 0:00 on May 1 to 24:00 on May 31, Lanzhou Dacheng Dunhuang 50MW Salt Fresnel Reflector Solar Thermal Power Plant has achieved excellent results with a cumulative generation capacity of 8.6335 million kWh for the whole month and a cumul...
Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power plant inks power contract with Santiago municipality
The 110-MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant Cerro Dominador, located in Chiles Atacama desert, will supply its electricity to a municipal civic centre in Greater Santiago. The Cerro Dominador company announced on Monday it had been awar...
ACWA Power Set to Bid in South Africa's Next Renewable Auction
ACWA Power plans to bid in South Africas next green electricity auction. Interest from the Saudi-based company, which has made South Africas largest renewable energy investment, in the fifth bid window is a positive sign for the nation that...