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Chile's record CSP bid shows jumps in industry savings
Chile's renewable energy auction last month produced the lowest ever bid price for a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, offering some hope to an industry where activity has slowed amid the rise of PV. Energy fund manager EIG bid a price of $33.99/MWh for its 415 MW Likana…
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Spain to launch CSP auction by end of year; US may require 39 GW of CSP to decarbonise
Spain set to relaunch Concentrated Solar Power market Spain plans to launch its first specific auction for new CSP capacity in a decade by the end of December, Secretary of State for Energy, Sara Aagesen, announced October 1. The auction will allocate 200 MW of CSP capacity, 140…
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CSP build pipeline must hit "GWs" to fend off PV menace
As PV and battery costs continue to fall, CSP developers face increasing competition in the dispatchable power market. CSP with thermal energy storage is more cost competitive than PV plus batteries for more than around three hours storage, but the faster deployment of PV and…
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Hybrid CSP-PV offers lowest cost for Chile; US DOE reopens loan program
Hybrid CSP-PV is lowest cost baseload power option for Chile: study A hybrid CSP-PV plant with 13 hours of storage is the lowest cost power generation option for low-carbon baseload power in Chile, researchers at the Fraunhofer Chile Research Foundation said in a new report. The…
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US CSP valve leap boosts prospects for hotter plants
New flow control valves being developed by US researchers could help CSP developers meet ambitious cost reduction targets. Sandia National Laboratories has partnered with global valve and pump group Flowserve and nuclear power developer Kairos Power to develop valves that can…
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Botswana to build 200 MW of CSP; Cubico buys 100 MW of CSP in Spain
Botswana to build 200 MW of CSP by 2026 Botswana plans to build 200 MW of CSP capacity by 2026, according to a new integrated resource plan (IRP) published by the government on December 15. The procurement process will start this year, it said. Botswana is a land-locked…
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Solar tower at pasta plant spurs new generator design
A concentrated solar heat (CSH) system installed in Italy next year will bring a new high-temperature technology to industrial heating. A group of European companies will build a pilot ceramic particle concentrated solar tower plant at a pasta factory owned by Barilla in Foggia.…
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US to build 5 MW sCO2 CSP plant; Spain backs global tower insulation standards
Heliogen wins US funding for high-temperature CSP plant The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded concentrated solar developer Heliogen $39 million to build and operate a 5 MW CSP plant with supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycle and thermal energy storage. Heliogen will…
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German heliostat tracker raises bar for CSP tower accuracy
A new heliostat alignment technology developed in Germany highlights the widening range of cost-saving products that will soon be available to commercial CSP tower plants. A number of research teams are developing advanced heliostat calibration technology. Heliostats typically…
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China CSP tower hits 89% output rate; CSP tower to supply Italian pasta factory
China's Delingha CSP hits 89% fulfilment in first year Supcon Solar achieved a fulfilment rate of 88.6% at its 50 MW Delingha CSP tower plant in Qinghai Province in the first full year of operation, industry association China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA), reported September 29.…
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Australia's first large CSP plant hinges on Glencore terms
In July, Vast Solar announced it was developing a 50 MW hybrid CSP-PV-gas plant in the mining town of Mount Isa in Queensland. The town hosts Glencore's giant Mount Isa Mines facility where it operates four copper and zinc mines. The A$600 million ($423.7 million) North Western…
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Abengoa completes first CSP array at giant Dubai project; Q-Energy fund buys 117 MW CSP capacity in Spain
Abengoa completes first parabolic trough array in Dubai Spain's Abengoa has completed construction of the first of three 200 MW parabolic trough solar fields at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai, the company announced September 24. Developed by Saudi Arabia's ACWA…
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South Korean CSP developer predicts 'competitive' bid in Chile
As EIG Atacama Management prepares to bring online Chile's first CSP plant, a new CSP rival is looking to enter the market. South Korean group Andes Green Energy aims to build its first large-scale CSP plant in Chile and will bid two hybrid CSP-PV projects in Chile's power…
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Crescent Dunes owner files for bankruptcy; Cyprus starts to build first CSP plant
Crescent Dunes failure leads owner to bankruptcy Tonopah Solar Energy, owner of the offline 110 MW Crescent Dunes plant in Nevada, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware, court documents show. Tonopah is owned by…
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Chile CSP builder launches carbon trading while hunting load
Last month, Cerro Dominador 1 became the first large-scale solar project in Chile to sell carbon credits into a global carbon offsetting program. Project owner EIG registered the project for the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program. South Pole, a project developer and carbon…
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Australian mining town picked for first large CSP plant; US team unveils $30/MWh power-heat system
Vast Solar in talks to build CSP plant in Queensland Vast Solar is in talks to build a 50 MW hybrid CSP-PV-gas plant in the off-grid Mount Isa mining town in Queensland, Australia, local media reported. The A$600 million ($420.0 million) plant would combine CSP with 14 hours of…
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Portugal solar auction could lead to first CSP plant
Portugal launched its delayed second solar auction last month, tendering for 700 MW of new capacity across 12 sites in Southern Portugal. For the first time, the auction includes a new solar plus storage stream which could see Portugal build its first CSP plant. Solar plus…
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Receiver installed on world's tallest CSP tower; China completes first Fresnel plant with salt storage
CSP receiver installed at Noor Energy 1 in Dubai Shanghai Electric and partners have installed the CSP tower receiver at the Noor Energy 1 plant in Dubai, the Chinese company said June 25. The 40-meter receiver increases the height of the tower to 262 m, making it the highest…
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CSP builders modify tower storage to combat heat swings
In a bid to accelerate deployment, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published June 12 the world's first best practices report for CSP plants. NREL researchers analyzed data and feedback from 80% of CSP plants operating worldwide, covering parabolic trough and…
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US unveils global CSP learnings; Chile CSP plant to sell carbon credits
Global CSP report calls on better design handovers The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published June 12 the world's first global best practice report for CSP plants. The report sets out recommendations to improve the performance and reliability of CSP tower and…