Solar Xcpc Solar Thermal Technology The Future Is Solar Thermal Articles & Analysis
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Until a few years ago, topics like global warming, sustainability and climate change were terms that were only brought up in academic debates and discussions. However, in the last decade, people on a global level have begun to witness a massive amount of change in their lifestyle and surroundings, which is directly connected with environmental degradation. Now, since climate change is a vast and ...
Plant: 1 x ZE-50-ULH Low-Temperature Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Module, nominal output 50 kWe Nominal output: 50kWe Application: Didactic hybrid plant (solar concentrator panels + methane-fueled gas boiler) Location: Province of Enna, Sicily, Italy Manager: Private Italian University The client who commissioned this plant is a recently-estabilished private university which has decided to ...
Plant: ORC ZE-60-DSG (custom) - one Module Nominal output: 60kWE Application: Didactic hybrid plant (solar concentrator panels + biogas-fueled gas boiler) Location: Outskirts of Tunis (Tunisia) Manager: State Educational Entity This plant – our first in Africa – is located in the region of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It is an experimental hybrid plant, built in collaboration ...
Modular CSP developer Vast Solar sees Australia's mining sector as the greatest deployment opportunity before wind and PV growth creates wholesale market openings, Craig Wood, CEO of Vast Solar, told New Energy Update. Vast Solar's quest to build Australia's first large-scale CSP plant could soon be boosted by new offtake contracts with the mining sector. The developer is currently in talks ...
Fire stops building work at Cerro Dominador in Chile A fire broke out Tuesday at the 110 MW Cerro Dominador CSP project, currently under construction in Chile's Atacama desert, the developer said on Twitter. The fire was spotted at 20:00 local time Tuesday at the top of the 250-meter receiver tower, development company Cerro Dominador, a subsidiary of EIG Global Energy Partners, said. By ...
Egypt advances plan for five new CSP plants The Egyptian government and Cairo-based Smart Engineering Solutions are moving ahead with a plan to build five CSP plants for a total capacity of 250 MW, Egyptian media reported earlier this month. Smart Engineering Solutions plans to select the preferred technology supplier from a shortlist of 16 companies by the end of November, Osama Kamal, the ...
With the rising cost of electricity from fossil fuels, solar thermal energy (STE) currently leads the way as the most cost-effective solar technology. Major solar thermal power industry players are striving to make the economics of solar power a mainstream renewable energy source. Solar thermal electric energy generation concentrates the light from the sun to create heat, and that heat is used ...
What is Solar Payback About? The aim of the three-year project “Solar Payback” is the long-term reduction of CO2 emissions through the use of heat generated by solar thermal processes in industry. The effect of the project is based on the transfer of knowledge on political, technical and financial aspects. The development of business and financing models by energy service companies ...
Artic Solar, Inc. is a certified Veteran Owned Small Business capable of providing Solar Energy solutions to Commercial and Industrial customers with a full range of solar services including industrial process heat and high efficiency solar cooling, as well as on-site electrical generation. Artic Solar manufactures the game-changing XCPC high-temperature collector, the simplest and most ...
SOLAR THERMAL IS HERE TO STAY Artic Solar, Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer of a revolutionary high-temperature solar thermal technology. The XCPC collector utilizes cutting-edge developments in non-imaging optics to provide industrial and facility heating and cooling at lower cost than any other renewable energy source. It is the only roof-mountable solar heating technology with the ...
In an exclusive CSP Today study of over 100 executives in the concentrated solar power industry in South Africa it has emerged that more competition between EPC contractors was viewed as the number one factor in reducing costs in CSP development. The results emerged as part of the CSP Today ‘CSP in South Africa: Industry Development Survey’, where over 100 executives were surveyed ...
Kuwait's renewable energy plans show that CSP has a paramount role to play in the country's future energy mix, but when will developments pick up pace? Progress in Kuwait's CSP projects has been slower than anticipated. While the net gas importer signed multi-year supply deals for liquefied natural gas with Qatargas and Shell, and is considering similar agreements with Iran and the United ...
Spanish engineering, procurement and construction companies’ long track record in the concentrated solar power (CSP) sector provides them with a distinctive advantage to develop large-scale projects around the world. In addition, it gives them a competitive edge when addressing challenges that are particular to these developments. Our most recent article: “The challenge of local ...
Jordanian officials to discuss role solar can play in their developing energy mix at MENASOL 2013 (14-15 May, Dubai). According to the CSP Today Global Tracker, the use of CSP in Jordan is currently under investigation, “while the country is busy implementing reliable low-cost supply of energy using large, conventional and centrally-located power plants and developing its interconnection ...
A recent CSP Today webinar exclusively focused on the diversification opportunities for the CSP industry revealed the present situation of CSP and the action plan to be followed by the sector to grow despite adversity The global economic downturn, the lower prices of PV and natural gas and the approval of a royal decree suspending all incentives for renewable energy sources in Spain; have ...
Last week Solar Reserve made headlines with their new 200MW CSP project announcement in Colorado. This week CSP Today gained exclusive access with Kevin Smith, CEO of Solar Reserve ahead of him speaking at CSP Today USA 2012 on 27-28 June in Las Vegas London, CSP Today CSP Today: There is currently 1200MW of CSP underway which demonstrates a significant achievement for the industry. What do you ...
Experts at CSP Today believe important steps have been taken to sustain CSP growth in India It was announced last week that the Indian state of Rajasthan is accepting bids from solar developers for 2X50MW of new solar thermal projects. This will amount to 100MW of solar thermal capacity that will be awarded on a competitive basis. The pre-bidding process took place on 3rd January 2012, with the ...
CSP Today reveals the important steps Indian developers are taking to meet the JNNSM deadline in May 2013. In December 2010 the Phase I bidding process of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) in India was completed with more than sixty companies submitting bids. The reverse bidding mechanism that was introduced under the JNNSM meant that solar projects were awarded to the lowest ...
In recent months South Africa has seen a dramatic change in its energy policy as the Department of Energy, NERSA and Eskom have taken steps to move to a renewable energy future. On November 4th the Independent Power Producer bidding process for the first 200MW of CSP will close, leaving many anxious developers waiting until COP17 to find out if their project has won the tender. In answering the ...
With a desperate need for dispatchable generation, South Africa should be readily embracing CSP as a low-carbon, sustainable, base load energy alternative. So why do its energy authorities remain unconvinced? This question has formed the subject of Part 2 of the CSP Today South Africa Guide. London, UK October 11 2011 Forget green energy: while most nations are concerned about carbon ...