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...
SUNCNIM and Banque des Territoires inaugurated the world's first Fresnel type thermodynamic solar energy plant with ener
SUNCNIM and Banque des Territoires, shareholders in the ELLO project company, inaugurated the Llo thermodynamic solar power plant with energy storage, in the presence of Martine Rolland, representative of Hermeline Malherbe, President of th...
Phase Four of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park 30% complete says DEWA
Construction of Phase Four of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is progressing at pace and stands at over 30% complete. Once ready, the fourth phase will generate 950 megawatts (MW) at an investment of $4.29bn. Phase Four boasts...
Dubai Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV completed 30% work
Once ready, the fourth phase will generate 950 megawatts with an investment of $4.29 billion Rendering of 950 megawatt Phase IV of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. Image used for illustrative purpose. More than 30 per cen...
Luneng Haixi 50MW CSP project successfully connected to the grid
On September 19th, 18:02, Luneng Haixi 50MW CSP project, part of Luneng Haixi Complementary Multi-energy Demonstration Project, was successfully connected to the grid. The project is the fifth large scale CSP project in China.with the CGN D...
DEWA reviews construction of 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has inspected the construction of the 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is the largest single-site Concentrated Solar Power (CS...
Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project successfully connected to the grid
Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project was successfully connected to the grid onSeptember 19,becoming the fourth large scale CSP project in China after CGN Delingha 50MW Trough Project, Shouhang Dunhuang 100MW MS Tower Plant,...
SaltX Berlin pilot plant shows very promising results
Tests carried out since the start in April 2019 confirm stability and scalability The Swedish energy storage company SaltX Technology built and deployed a first-of-its-kind energy storage in 2019. The pilot plant, which is based on a nanoco...
Q&A: How Risk Mitigation Finance Can Cut CSP Costs
Cutting risk in financing will be the next key to further cut CSP costs, according to the author of Non-recourse project financing for concentrated solar thermal power published in the journal Utilities Policy. Dr. Steven Geroe teaches Ener...
Capex of modular Concentrated Solar Power plants could halve if 1 GW deployed
Soon to complete its first full-scale module in Morocco, Concentrated Solar Power developer 247Solar predicts series build gains could reduce capex to $3,000/kWe and sees advantages for industrial energy supply. Modular CSP arrays bring eco...
Shanghai Electric Exhibits Concentrated Solar Power Breakthrough
Shanghai Electric Group, a leading multinational power generation and electrical equipment manufacturing conglomerate, delivered a new wave of smart, connected and green integrated solutions and technological breakthroughs to the 24th World...
Cloud camera system WobaS provides concentrated solar power plants with reliable radiation nowcasts
The cloud camera system WobaS predicts the solar radiation in the next fifteen minutes. The system has been developed by the DLR Institute of Solar Research together with CSP Services GmbH and TSK Flagsol Engineering GmbH. It provides tempo...
Azelio to Partner With Masdar and Khalifa University to Install Concentrated Solar Power Pilot Project at Masdar City
Swedish solar energy company Azelio has partnered with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology to run a pilot project evaluating new technology in power storage. An agreement to formalize th...