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Morocco`s first CSP tower plant enters final test stage; Abengoa boosts EBITDA but revenues fall
Spain`s Sener has completed the first synchronisation to grid of ACWA Power`s 150 MW Noor Ouarzazate III (Noor III) central tower plant in Morocco and will soon start final tests before commissioning, Sener announced September 26. The Noor III plant ...
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Larger US wind farms gain cost advantage at 4 to 10 years, study shows
Larger wind projects can benefit from operations and maintenance (O&M) costs up to 60% lower than smaller facilities in the 4 to 10-year age period and economies of scale will become more widespread in the coming years, Mike McNulty, co-author ...
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UK offshore wind center targets O&M savings after new installation records
Following fresh installation breakthroughs, Vattenfall`s new commercial wind test facility in Scotland will support new operations solutions for the latest high-capacity turbines, bucket foundations and cabling. Earlier this month, Sweden`s ...
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GE launches 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine; Floating wind study calls for `urgent` port spending
GE launches 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine with efficiency, logistics gains GE Renewable Energy is to release a new 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine which includes improvements in energy output, installation, and maintenance efficiency compared with ...
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South Africa urged to plug gap in renewables build to retain industry
South Africa`s new draft power generation plan revitalizes wind and solar development but a gap until the first installations in 2025 could dent cost-cutting industrial growth, sector experts told New Energy Update. South Africa published ...
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Producing Renewable Natural Gas for Use in US Vehicle Fleets
The RFS, for example, “provides opportunity for RNG projects” says Madison Le, Director of the Fuels Compliance Policy Center at the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, but there are ...
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Monetize Your Production-And-Use Biogas Cycle
“We are convinced we would have been able to produce fuel gas, but to inject it into the pipeline there’s an added step that only California has. We think the standard should be loosened.” - Paul Relis, Senior Vice President, ...
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CSP capex costs fall by almost half as developers shift towards China and Middle East
The cost of building new CSP plants has fallen significantly as developers have moved towards China and the Middle East and embraced tower technology with storage, New Energy Update has found. New Energy Update’s latest analysis of 16 CSP ...
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Global CSP capacity reaches 4.95 GW; South Africa’s Redstone CSP project signs PPA after two-year delay
Our pick of the latest solar thermal news you need to know Global CSP capacity reached almost 5 GW at end of 2017 Global CSP capacity hit 4.95 GW at the end of 2017, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s annual report on ...
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CR&R, Greenlane Biogas, SoCalGas and CARB: a report on successful pipeline interconnections
Dear readers, California is without doubt the El Dorado of renewable natural gas (RNG) development in the US. However, from a developer’s point of view there are many challenges involved, including the timeline and high costs to reach the ...
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Saudi Arabia to build 1 GW of CSP by 2023; Namibia to tender 150 MW plant
Saudi Arabia to build 1 GW of CSP capacity by 2023 Saudi Arabia plans to build 1 GW of CSP capacity by 2023, according to the government`s newly created Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO). Saudi Arabia`s National Renewable Energy ...
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CSP competition heats up as Fresnel design taps higher temperatures
Global installed Fresnel CSP capacity is currently around 177 MW, compared with 4.2 GW of parabolic trough capacity and 629 MW of CSP tower capacity, according to the CSP Today Global Tracker. While Fresnel designs offer some cost advantages ...
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Construction starts on South Africa’s Kathu plant
Spain`s Sener and Acciona have started turnkey construction of South Africa`s 100 MW Kathu CSP plant, Acciona said in a statement May 31. The project has been developed by a consortium led by France`s Engie and including South African partners. ...
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Siemens to deliver turbines to Morocco`s Noor projects
Siemens is to provide three steam turbines for Morocco`s Noor II and III solar power plants by the end of 2016, local media reported June 15. The projects are being developed by ACWA Power. The 200 MW Noor II plant will use parabolic trough ...
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Dubai tenders for 200 MW CSP plant
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) launched June 12 a tender for a 200 MW CSP plant. The tender represents the first phase of a plan to build 1 GW of CSP capacity within the Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Solar Park by 2030. Dubai has ...
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Saudi Aramco sees PV storage as most economic at under 4 storage hours
Speaking at the MENASol 2016 conference in Dubai on May 25, Polega discussed Saudi Aramco’s comparative analysis of the future levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for storage-backed CSP and PV with storage. According to the ...
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South Africa eyes CSP heating, cooling applications on back of power program
South Africa`s CSP expansion has thus far been driven by the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) but industry experts see strong growth potential in industrial and microgrid applications. South Africa is ...
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Eni seeks CSP opportunities; Engie signs South African PPA
Eni rolls out renewables plan, eyes CSP Italian oil and gas producer Eni has announced that it will develop new renewable energy generation projects, including CSP plants, near the company’s facilities in Italy, Pakistan and Egypt in order to ...
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Bokpoort CSP hits supply record
Bokpoort CSP plant reaches record 161 hours of full-load operation ACWA Power’s Bokpoort CSP plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province has broken a record for the continuous, round-the-clock supply of electricity, ACWA announced on ...
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Schott closes CSP deal with Rioglass Solar; Abengoa sells more assets
Schott sells CSP business to Rioglass Solar SCHOTT has closed the sale of its CSP business to Rioglass Solar, the company announced in a statement April 14. The buyer, Spanish Rioglass Solar, has acquired the production facility in Aznalcollar ...