FRESNEX collectors installed at the HYBUILD Spanish demo site
At the HYBUILD Spanish demo site located in Almatret, solar collectors provided by FRESNEX have just been successfully installed. Local stakeholders, in particular from the town of Almatret and from University of Lleida, have been trained o...
Moroccan concentrated solar power plant hailed as shining example
Efforts by the North African country to tap into the potential offered by renewable energy should be replicated at EU level, according to the head of a successful Moroccan energy agency. So successful has the country been in meeting its ele...
CSIC Sunway to supply 5 cleaning vehicles to CPECC Hami 50MW Tower CSP project
On September 27, 2019, CSIC Sunway Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. (CSIC Sunway in short) officially received the Letter of Acceptance for supplying 5 cleaning vehicles to CPECC Hami 50MW Tower CSP project. The solar field of the project ad...
CPECC Hami 50MW Tower CSP project starts receiver hoisting
On October 5th, the first piece of receiver outer walls of CPECC Hami 50MW Tower CSP project was successfully hoisted in place, which lays the foundation for the next installation of receiver pipe, electric heat tracing and thermal insulati...
Lanzhou Dacheng 50MW molten salt Fresnel CSP project completes over 85% work
Lanzhou Dacheng 50MW molten salt Fresnel CSP project is one of Chinas first batch of CSP demonstration projects. The project has an installed capacity of 50MW and is equipped with a 15-hour molten salt heat storage system. The designed annu...
Lebanon calls for bid on consultancy services for a concentrated solar power plant
The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation(LCEC) has published a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Consultancy Services for the Development of a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant in Hermel Lebanon.The project will have a capacity of at lea...
Concentrating Solar Power costs are expected to fall by 79% by 2022
CSP costs have already plummeted by 47% compared to 2010. It is likely that costs will continue their downward trajectory thanks to economies of scale, deployment in locations with better solar resources and lower costs of capital, accordin...
Masen has extended the tender for the Noor Midelt II concentrated solar power project to October 2019
The Moroccan Sustainable Energy Agency (Masen) has extended the deadline for the tender for the Noor Midelt II solar project to October 2019. The closing date for the call for expressions of interest was initially set at 16 September 2019. ...
Saudi Arabia starts offering loans to develop renewable energy
Saudi Arabia will start offering loans for renewable energy projects and manufacturers of renewable-energy components as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from crude oil. The 105 billion-riyal ($28 billion) Saudi Industrial De...
Nano-coated salt storage developer demonstrates scalability
Tests at SaltX Technologys pilot nano-coated salt storage facility have confirmed the stability and scalability of the design, the Swedish developer announced September 19. Since April 2019, SaltX has tested its new storage medium at a 10 M...
Japan and Australia Test Solar Hydrogen Component
For countries such as Japan or South Korea with poor DNI and little space for wind and solar, the value of hydrogen is that it can be made overseas with renewable energy, then stored and shipped, and used to produce electricity, heat, or pr...
Vast Solar closes capital raise to finance it's 30MW Concentrated Solar Power project
Australian concentrated solar power (CSP) company Vast Solar has finalised a capital hike to progress development of its 30-MW solar thermal power reference plant. Vast Solar did not disclose how much it raised through the capital increase ...
New trans-Africa CSP, PV plan tests regional scaling skills
A 4.5 GW solar build plan proposed by multilaterals and governments in Botswana and Namibia will present significant scaling challenges, requiring clear political momentum and a ramped tendering and development process, regional experts tol...
Dubai 950MW CSP-PV project is first CBI certified Renewable Energy Project financing in GCC
CBI is a reputable international non-profit organization solely working towards mobilizing and facilitating climate change solutions through the $100 trillion bond market and green loan issuances. The fourth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...
SolarPACES Conference 2020 will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico
On October 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the United States will host the worlds biggest conference on concentrating solar power (CSP) in Albuquerque, New Mexico from Sep. 29 to Oct. 2 of 2020. By that time, SolarPACE...