Solar Thermal plants News
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DOE Breaks Ground on Concentrating Solar Power Pilot Culminating $100 Million Research Effort
The U.S. Department of Energy celebrated the groundbreaking of its Generation 3 concentrating solar-thermal pilot facility at Sandia National Laboratories. This demonstration is the culmination of a $100 million research effort to develop next-generation concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants and showcase storage technology that could provide one gigawatt of storage for one hour at a ...
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World`s tallest CSP tower completed; Spanish CSP output hikes 16.8%
Shanghai Electric completes Noor Energy 1 CSP tower in Dubai Construction partners on the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai completed the 260-meter high receiver tower on January 9, Shanghai Electric, lead EPC contractor, said in a statement. The $4.4 billion Noor Energy 1 project will be the world's largest CSP plant and includes a 100 MW CSP tower plant, three 200 MW parabolic ...
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South Australian Government to be powered by green energy
Under the contract, SIMEC ZEN Energy will supply more than 80 per cent of the Government’s electricity needs in 2018. This will escalate to 100 per cent in 2019 when it will be backed by local renewable energy projects. In September ZEN partnered with global company GFG Alliance to launch SIMEC ZEN Energy to help large industrial customers in South Australia use clean renewable energy to ...
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APS Announces One of the Largest Battery Storage Initiatives in the United States
Customers of Arizona Public Service (APS) will soon power their homes and businesses with solar after sunset thanks to three major clean-energy initiatives. APS will add battery storage to its existing fleet of solar power plants, build new solar plants with storage, and use storage to deliver cleaner energy to customers at times of peak energy usage. “Arizona is already a national leader ...
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Alpiq Creates Structures For Future Growth
Swiss energy company Alpiq notes that the digital transformation of the energy world covers the entire value chain from electricity generation to consumption. The integration of new renewable energies as well as the shift from traditional end customers towards prosumers present new and complex challenges to infrastructure in the energy industry. The Commerce & Trading and Energy Services ...
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NREL Announces Round Two Selections for the DOE Small Business Vouchers Pilot
The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will help 12 companies advance their technologies under the second round of DOE's Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. "The Small Business Vouchers Pilot focuses on attracting small and mid-size businesses that can leverage the world-class capabilities of the national laboratories and bring their clean energy technologies ...
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Gemasolar aerial images taken from the Solar Impulse zero-fuel airplane
Gemasolar, the most innovative solar thermal plant in the world, owned by Torresol Energy – a joint venture between the engineering and technology group SENER and Masdar – has been photographed from the air by the zero-fuel airplane Solar Impulse, that landed in Seville (Spain) on June 23rd, days before completing its historic bid to circumnavigate the globe without fossil fuels. On ...
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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 storage system at Khi Solar One can produce 50 MW for two hours after sunset, but because less energy is used at night the company can supply ...
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BrightSource Launches Next Generation Solar Field Technologies
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar power technology (CSP) company today announced advanced solar field technologies currently being deployed at the 121 megawatt (MW) Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station located in Israel’s Negev Desert. The fourth generation of BrightSource’s solar field technologies features improvements to the heliostats, solar field ...
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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 but it is yet to be offered for power generated after 10 PM and before 5:00 AM. Rajpaul said CSP developers could benefit from more extended peak rate ...
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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 Review will cover all segments of the technology and update previous studies to reflect market developments, policy changes, and climate mitigation ...
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Abengoa and Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy close project financing for Ashalim, a 110 MW solar power plant in Israel
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environmental sectors, announced today that it has closed, together with its partner the Israeli global infrastructure group Shikun & Binui, the non-recourse project financing for Ashalim. The total investment of the project will be approximately ...
By Abengoa
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Building one of the worlds largest Solar Plant
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the largest producer of oil and gas in Oman, and GlassPoint Solar, the leader in solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR), today announced plans to build one of the world’s largest solar plants.1 Miraah (meaning mirror in Arabic) will be a 1,021 megawatt solar thermal facility in South Oman, harnessing the sun’s rays to produce steam. The steam will be used ...
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The New technology RCPV developed by Rayspower guides a new direction for solar-thermal power generation——for the spring of solar-thermal power generation market
The policy releases good news and the prospect of solar-thermal power generation becomes bright and clear. Since the National Energy Administration issued super urgent document Guiding Idea for the“13th Five Plan” Preparations of Further Development of Renewable Energy Sources and solar-thermal power generation was included into development plan, the prospect of domestic ...
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Abengoa obtains environmental approval for Atacama 2, its second solar complex of 210 MW in Chile
The Atacama 2 solar complex will consist of a110 MW solar thermal electricity tower plant and a 100 MW PV plant. It will incorporate a thermal storage system with molten salts that will permit to produce electricity for 15 hours without direct solar radiation. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative ...
By Abengoa
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Abengoa recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for its commitment to the environment
The Atacama 1 STE plant, which Abengoa is constructing in Chile, has been recognized by the Infrastructure 360° Awards for its contribution to clean power generation. Abengoa (MCE: ABG), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the ...
By Abengoa
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Abengoa closes USD 660 million project financing for Xina Solar One, 100 MW solar power plant in South Africa
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environmental sectors, announced today that it has, with its partners the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the Government Employees Pension Fund represented by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and Kaxu Community Trust, closed the ...
By Abengoa
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Innovative solar power plant to boost national grid launched at the height of South African energy challenges
KaXu Solar One is the first Solar Thermal Electric power plant in commercial operation in South Africa. This public-private partnership helps meeting the energy needs of South Africa in a reliable and sustainable manner using innovative technology. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy ...
By Abengoa
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Abengoa celebrates start of construction for its photovoltaic plant in Atacama 1, the largest solar complex in Latin America
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, celebrated today the start of the construction of the photovoltaic plant that will be part of Atacama 1 solar complex, located in the north of Chile (Comuna de María Elena, Segunda Región). The event was attended ...
By Abengoa
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Abengoa, international leader for power transmission and solar energy projects
The company holds some of the most important positions in the prestigious ranking of leading international contractors published by the magazine Engineering News-Record (ENR). Abengoa (MCE: ABG. B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been recognized as a leading company in the ...
By Abengoa
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