Rensselaer team develops effective concentrated solar power plant using affordable, accessible resources
Partha Dutta, a professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, envisions a not-so-distant future where even the most remote parts of the world would have access to clean and renewable energy....
Neom to build desal plant with ‘solar dome’ technology
Saudi Arabias futuristic $500-billion new city Neom has signed an agreement with the UK-based Solar Water Limited for the construction of the first desalination plant with Solar Dome technology in the city. The pilot project promises to rev...
Abengoa eyes Concentrated Solar Power storage role at climate-hit coal plants
Concentrated Solar Powerand molten salt technology could help coal-fired generators decarbonize without closing sites, but price support will be needed, experts told New Energy Update. While many CSP developers are seeking to directly compe...
World’s tallest Concentrated Solar Power tower completed in Dubai
Shanghai Electric completes Noor Energy 1 Concentrated Solar Power tower in Dubai. Construction partners on the 950 MWNoor Energy 1Concentrating Solar Power- Photovoltaic project in Dubai completed the 260-meter high receiver tower on Janua...
Concentrated solar power had a global total installed capacity of 6,451 MW in 2019
In terms of global concentrating solar power market in the year of 2019, a total capacity of 381.6MW solar thermal projects were newly built up across the world, making an increase rate of 6.29%. Specifically, China successfully completed f...
America’s Concentrated Solar Power Companies Have All but Disappeared
SolarReserve, one of Americas last remaining Concentrated Solar Power developers, appears to have ceased operations just as some global markets may be warming up. The Crescent Dunes CSP project in Nevada has undershot expectations. (Credit:...
China largest 100 MW parabolic trough Concentrated Solar Power plant connected to the grid
CSNP Royal Tech Urat 100MW Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power Project was successfully connected to the gird at 22:49 p.m. on January 8th, 2020. Following the first CGN Delingha 50MW parabolic trough solar thermal project which was c...
SirajPower, ACWA Power and Pinsent Masons take top honors among other winners at the 2020 Middle East Solar Industry Ass
In the welcoming setting of the Aloft Hotel in Abu Dhabi and in partnership with the World Future Energy Summit Solar 2020, the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) unveiled the winners of the 2020 Middle East Solar Awards during ...
Azelio plans 25 MW of energy storage installations in Jordan
Swedish thermal energy storage developer Azelio on Monday outlined plans to deploy about 25 MW of its systems in Jordan through 2023 under a newly agreed commercial collaboration. The company said it has agreed on a memorandum of understand...
CSP cloud cameras set to cut sun block losses
Cutting-edge camera technology and irradiation forecasts could increase CSP revenues by several percentage points and boost competitiveness in key China and Middle East markets, researchers say. European CSP researchers are combining real-t...
OPWP envisions the potential for a 600MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project with thermal storage in Oman
A renewable energy development plan unveiled recently by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) the sole buyer of electricity in the Sultanate envisions the procurement of 3,050 megawatts (MW) of renewables-based capacity by 20...
Abengoa Spain promotes millionaire investment in China to boost concentrated solar power plant of more than 50MW
China advances with more energy, better technologies and new alliances. This new solar thermal investment with Spains Abengoa is part of the ambitious renewable energy program launched by the government of the Peoples Republic of China with...
Israel’s Megalim Concentrated Solar Power Plant Begins Operations
The Megalim solar thermal power plant, a joint venture of BrightSource, GE Renewable Energy and the Noy Fund, said on 10 April, 2019 that it has begun commercial operation in Israel. Israels Megalim CSP Plant The Ashalim Solar Thermal Power...
World largest Fresnel CSP project operates in Dunhuang China
Lanzhou Dacheng Dunhuang 50MW Molten Salt Fresnel CSP Project was successfully connected to the gird at 17:50 p.m. on December 31, 2019, becoming the first demonstration Fresnel CSP project in China, and the world largest solar thermal powe...
Hayward Tyler Awarded Concentrated Solar Power Contract in Dubai
Hayward Tyler, a manufacturer of performance-critical pumps and motors for the energy sector, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to supply a glandless pump package to major Chinese EPC, Shanghai Electric, for installation at Bin Rashid Al...