Solar Towers News
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EnviroMission Limited - Removal from Official List
EnviroMission Limited (ASX: EVM) (“the Company”) wishes to advise that it has been unable to meet the requirements for relisting on the ASX and will be removed from the Official List of the ASX from the commencement of trading on Tuesday,14 May 2019. As an unlisted public company EnviroMission will continue a “business as usual” approach, concentrating on current capital ...
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Global CSP learnings report targets lower cost of finance
U.S. researchers are seeking data from over half of global CSP projects to help lower financing costs that are hampering competitiveness, Mark Mehos, Program Manager, CSP at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), told New Energy Update. The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) launched October 1 a global study of best practices for CSP plant construction, start-up and ...
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China’s first CSP plant enters commercial operations; IEA predicts 4.3 GW new CSP by 2023
China's 50 MW Delingha CSP plant, the country's first large-scale CSP project, started commercial operations on October 10, China Guangdong Nuclear Power (CGN), project developer, said in a statement. The Delingha plant is located at 3,100 meters above sea level in Qinghai, north-western China. The site has a direct normal irradiance (DNI) level of more than 2,150 kWh/m2/year. The plant uses ...
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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 is equipped with 7.5 hours of molten salt storage capacity and is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2018. Noor III is the third CSP plant in ...
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China Silk Road fund buys into $4bn Dubai CSP plant; South Africa’s Eskom shelves 100 MW project
China's Silk Road fund is to acquire 24% of ACWA Power's 700 MW DEWA CSP plant in Dubai, the developer announced July 22. The Silk Road fund invests in a range of sectors under China's Belt and Road initiative, which expands China's influence over infrastructure, energy resources and industrial cooperation in Asia. The 700 MW DEWA CSP project in Dubai will incorporate 600 MW of parabolic ...
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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 in manufacturing and installation, advancement of these systems was hindered by an inability to operate at temperatures high enough to provide energy ...
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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 considered one of the fastest growing CSP markets in the world today with 200 MW installed capacity and another 500 MW under construction and development, ...
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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 near Seville and also a large part of SCHOTT’s CSP assets located in Mitterteich, Germany. SCHOTT will continue to offer after sales support and ...
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Larson Electronics Releases a 1.5KW Solar Powered Light Tower Equipped with Four 120 Watt LED Light Fixtures
Larson Electronics announced the release of a Solar Powered Generator with a Pneumatic Light Tower Mast equipped with four 120 watt LED light heads, 6 solar panels, a solar charging system, a battery bank and a pneumatic mast mounted on a trailer with outriggers and a removable tongue. The SPLT-1.5K-750A-30-4XWP120-LED from Larson Electronics is a 1.5KW solar generator system that replenishes ...
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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 project involves a custom-built CSP tower system with a capacity of 50-MW, which will serve the energy needs of Sundrop Farms’ greenhouses. Aalborg ...
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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 nationwide,” Gadot told CSP Today. Gadot’s comments come a month after Megalim, developer of Ashalim Plot B, said it is in talks with the ...
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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 a wider range of generation types would increase the bankability of CSP with storage, Raade told CSP Today. Halotechnics is proposing to use thermal ...
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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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Larson Electronics Releases a Solar Powered Generator with Manual Crank Mast
Leading supplier of explosion proof and industrial grade lighting equipment Larson Electronics announced the release of a solar powered generator with a manual crank mast. This solar light tower includes 4 solar panels, a solar charging system, battery bank and a mast mounted on a trailer with outriggers and a removable tongue. The SPLT-1.2K-200A-19 from Larson Electronics is a 1.2 KW solar ...
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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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ACWA Power secures 550MW of solar power in MENA
The Saudi power & water company is paving its way as the leading solar developers in the Middle East and North Africa region with 550 MW of solar power secured this month. In the first 2 weeks of January, ACWA Power secured 350 MW of CSP in Morocco and 200 MW of PV in the United Arab Emirates. These latest achievements place the Saudi company as the leading solar developer in the region. In ...
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Abengoa awarded 950 GWh/year in Chilean supply tender for 15 years
The company will generate the power from a combination of solar-thermal and photovoltaic plants. The award is part of a tender program by the Chilean Ministry of Energy of up to 13,000 GWh per year. 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 awarded 950 ...
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Technical analysis on CSP Tower technology in Chile released
Following the publication of the report “CSP Tower and Chile – Part 1: Market Evolution”, CSP Today publishes the second part of the report entitled “Part 2: Technology”. The new piece covers the technical aspects of the technology that is growing considerably in Chile. Belén Gallego, CEO of CSP Today and one of the authors of the guide, explains the ...
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SolarReserve unveiled as key sponsor for MENASOL conference after opening UAE office
The CEO and the Director of development at SolarReserve will be participating in MENASOL 2014 (6-7 May, Dubai) after identifying the MENA region as a key growth market for concentrated solar power. Crescent Dunes, Solar Reserve’s 110MW solar tower power plant in the USA with an integrated molten salt storage capacity of ten hours, is the largest CSP tower in the world. With this huge ...
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Tower technology to lead CSP industry in Chile
With the latest announcement of Abengoa winning the first international bid in Chile with a tower project, the market trend towards this technology grows. CSP Today has published a complimentary report in which it outlines how tower technology is set to take the lead in Chile. A couple of weeks ago Abengoa won the first international CSP bid in Chile with the 110MW Cerro Dominador Project. The ...
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