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Newly emerging energy storage markets in the US
Plan to attend The Energy Storage Update USA 2016 Conference, June 15-16 On June 15-16 2016, hundreds of industry leaders in the energy storage industry will gather in San Diego for the Energy Storage Update USA Conference & Exhibition 2016. ...
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Morocco’s Noor hybrid projects extend the reach of CSP
The first of these independent power projects, Noor Midelt, is envisioned as a solar power complex with a total installed capacity of 400 MW, utilizing 80–85% CSP and 15–20% PV. Noor Tata, the second solar hybrid complex, will ...
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South African CSP plant records 24-hour output; GE assumes Ashalim EPC role
Abengoa has completed 24 consecutive hours of commercial output at the 50 MW Khi Solar One project in South Africa, the company said March 29. Abengoa previously operated a pilot 5 MW plant where it optimized the storage technology. By design, the ...
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ACWA Power completes its first South African plant
Saudi Arabia`s ACWA Power has begun commercial operations at its 50 MW Bokpoort parabolic-trough plant in Northern Cape, South Africa, the company said in a statement March 15. The Bokpoort plant can provide 9.3 hours of full load Thermal Energy ...
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Eskom wants CSP storage to supply early-morning demand
South Africa`s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) provides a peak rate tariff for CSP plants which is 270% of the base rate. The extra incentive was introduced for the last two bidding rounds of the REIPPPP ...
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Germany lends to Moroccan Noor project; US` Crescent Dunes hits full capacity
Germany to help fund Morocco`s Noor Midelt project German development bank KfW is to lend Morocco 400 million euros ($439 million) to finance the construction of the Noor Midelt solar power complex, Moroccan media reported. The agreement was ...
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World Bank eyes MENA projects; Eskom backs South Africa plant
World Bank requests MENA CSP market update The World Bank Group has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from consultancy firms to prepare a status report on CSP in six markets: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The 2016 CSP ...
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Egypt to receive $500m solar funding; Rioglass to buy Schott receiver division
Solar thermal news you need to know. European Bank allocates $500 million to Egypt solar The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated up to $500 million of 2016 funding to finance Egypt`s new solar energy program, ...
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Namibia tenders for up to 200 MW; Abengoa starts insolvency
Solar thermal news you need to know. Namibia`s first CSP plant could reach 200 MW State-owned Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) tendered in November for a new impact assessment to build the country`s first CSP plant which could see as much as ...
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Influx of PV firms into China CSP set to boost funding, cut tech costs
United PV’s recently awarded 100 MW CSP plant in China signals a new movement of PV developers into the CSP market, building on gains made in an increasingly crowded PV sector and bringing investment and potential technology improvements to ...
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Australian CSP farm build starts; Brazil calls for solar thermal projects; New trough mirror responds to molten salt growth
Aalborg CSP begins build on 50 MW Australian farm project Denmark’s Aalborg CSP has started construction of the world’s first Integrated Energy System based on Concentrated Solar Power, located in the South Australian desert. The ...
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SolarReserve seeks large investor to fuel next growth phase: CEO
California`s SolarReserve wants to bring in an investor with the financial clout to raise more than $4 billion in equity to help fund the next phase of the company`s global development, Kevin Smith, CEO of SolarReserve, said. "The goal going ...
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Israel’s 121 MW Ashalim Plot B plant set for 50% expansion but regulation stunts other projects
“There is a very large shadow covering Israel’s real potential for CSP based applications. The reason for this shadow is primarily driven by existing energy laws, government regulation, political structure and incentive approach ...
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O&M developments from the front line
Three of the leading companies in the European PV O&M market are holding a free webinar on Friday 3rd July to discuss the latest O&M developments, and how they are applying these learnings to their plants. Stefan Mueller (COO ofEnerparc), ...
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CSP projects set for cost reductions from wider roll out of molten salt storage: Halotechnics
The development of scalable storage-only technology, using electricity to heat molten salts, would help reduce costs for CSP projects, Justin Raade, CEO of energy storage systems supplier Halotechnics, said. The deployment of molten salt storage on ...
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Phoenix` lightweight remote CSP system awaits Stirling engine revival
Lebanese engineering firm Phoenix Energy has developed a dish Stirling CSP system for off-grid use but its mass production is being held back by the lack of competitively priced 1-5 kW Stirling engines, Dany Kaddoum, project manager at Phoenix ...
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Winners of the MENASOL 2015 Awards
CSP Today and PV Insider are proud to announce the winners of the MENASOL 2015 Awards. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, 13th May, as part of the 7th Middle East & North Africa Solar Conference and Expo, MENASOL 2015. Hundreds of online ...
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Nexus targets process heat, micro-grids with land-saving design
Nexus Renewables plans to launch a pre-commercial prototype with mirror surface 4,046m2 at the end of May, targeting the industrial and localized micro-grid markets, Friesth said. There are a number of potentially significant CSP markets, such as ...
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Localization, innovation to drive CSP in MENA: Rioglass
CSP suppliers and developers will need to focus on local content and local presence, in addition to component cost reductions, to be successful in the growing Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market, Jeroen van Schijndel, Chief Sales & ...
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South Africa achieves its first CSP plant fuelled 100% by the sun
The 100 MW Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project will be located in Postmasburg, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province and will count with 12 hours of molten salt energy storage. "The Redstone project marks important technology advancement ...