Northwest Electric Power Design Institute eyes 7 GW Concentrated Solar Power in Xinjiang
Chinese engineering group Northwest Electric Power Design Institute (NWEPDI) is proposing to build a giant 7.4 GW CSP park in Akesai County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in north-west China, the CSP Plaza news service reported Septembe...
TuNur Night-time Solar Exports to EU for 10 cents – Q&A
NurEnergie just applied for the permit to build and export desert solar power to Europe from a gigantic 4.5 GW concentrated solar power (CSP) project with thermal energy storage at an expected price of 10 cents/kWh. NurEnergies TuNur projec...
DLR inaugurates its Test Facility for Thermal Energy Storage in Molten Salt for Concentrated Solar Power
Opened on 15 September 2017, the Test Facility for Thermal Energy Storage in Molten Salt (TESIS) is used to test molten salt storage systems and individual components in a globally unique form. One hundred tons of molten salt circulate thro...
Joint Venture of Shouhang and CNLNPC investing 15 billion to develop CSP projects in China
September 13th, announcement released by Beijing Shouhang IHW Resources Saving Technology Co., Ltd. that the company just signed Cooperation Framework Agreement on Jointly Developing CSP Business with CNNP Liaoning Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (...
ACWA Power and Shanghai Electric won the 700MW CSP project in Dubai with LCOE of USD 7.3 cents/kWh
Its reported that a consortium comprising Saudi Arabias ACWA Power and Chinas Shanghai Electric was awarded the 700MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project of AED14.2 billion from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), which is the ...
Oversea suppliers win over reopened EPC bid of LuNeng 50MW CSP tower
September 11th, bid opens again for EPC of the 50MW CSP tower plant in LuNeng hybrid demonstration project which is scheduled to install in Haixi, 2017. The project is planned to optimize hybrid power with molten salt thermal storage. July ...
R&D will include focus on reliability, resilience, and storage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In conjunction with the annual Solar Power International conference, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new research today that shows the solar industry has achieved the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set ...
SunShot 2020 Goal Achieved ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released that the Obama-era Sun Shot programs 2020 price-reduction goals for solar energy have been met ahead of schedule, shrinking the cost from 28 cents per kilowatt hour in 2010 to 6 cents. Given this...
Concentrated Solar Power Market Size to Reach $8.9B by 2025
According to a new report by Grand View Research, the global concentrated solar power market is predicted to reach $8.92 billion by 2025. Increasing awareness about renewable energy, along with government regulations to control growing carb...
A low-cost method for solar-thermal conversion that’s simpler and greener
Researchers led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, along with colleagues at the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University and at Stanford University, have developed a new, sc...
CSP scientists target 2,000°C thermal storage by 2019
European researchers expect their new compact silicon-based high-temperature storage system to cut CSP tower installation costs and lower maintenance costs by eliminating heat transfer fluids. Thermal energy storage (TES) has become a key a...
Solar plants now power the whole Northern Cape
With yet another renewable energy (RE) project completed on time and on budget, one has to wonder why the Departments of Energy (DoE) and Public Enterprises (DPE) tolerate Eskoms continued refusal to sign additional power producer agreement...
Benban hosts Egypt’s largest solar power project
Egypt has invested millions to modernise and expand its power capacity and networks. The country has recently been focusing on the expansion of renewable energy projects to meet increasing power demand, diversify the national energy resourc...
Aalborg CSP wins another order for a concentrated solar power heating plant in Denmark
Aalborg CSP, Danish renewable energy specialist and a well-known player in district heating circles landed a new order to deliver an 8MWth solar-thermal plant, which when completed will provide sustainable heating for 2,583 customers in the...
SUPCON can offer heliostate with RMB 700yuan/㎡
Recently Luneng Haixi 50MW CSP molten salt Tower hybrid project in China called for tenders of EPC, and received 8 biddings from 8 Chinese companies. The lowest price was offered by Zhejiang SUPCON Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (shorted as SUP...