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*Global CSP Project Updates*

Greece MINOS 50MW Tower CSP Project EPC contract awarded to Chinese consortium

On November 11, Athens time, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on a state visit to Greece, had face-to-face conversation with Greek Prime Minister Mizutakis in Athens.

Chinese EPC consortium of Greece MINOS 50MW CSP Project look for patners and vendors

Abengoa reaches a new milestone in its first solar thermal project in China

Abengoa was responsible for providing the technology and the development of the engineering. This milestone marks the success of Abengoa’s scope in the project, which now begins the operation phase.

TerraForm Power to buy 100 MW of Spanish CSP

The buyer expects to complete the transaction at the start of the first quarter of 2020. It is seen to generate levered US dollar returns on equity that exceed the 9%-11% range targeted by the company.

Fire halts construction at Chile’s first Concentrated Solar Power tower

By Wednesday, local firefighters had brought the fire under control, it said. The fire had caused some material damage, but no major damage to infrastructure, the company said. No workers were injured, it said.

Vast Solar in talks with Australian mining groups for first Concentrated Solar Power Plant

Modular Concentrated Solar Power developer Vast Solar sees Australia’s mining sector as the greatest deployment opportunity before wind and PV growth creates wholesale market openings.

Noor Ouarzazate energy complex among top ten most influential renewabable enegy projects ， according to PMI

The Noor I CSP plant came into operation in 2016 and is located near the city of Ouarzazate, known as the door to the Sahara Desert at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. The location leverages the advantages of the excellent local solar and environmental conditions. 

*CSP Industry and Company News*

Concentrated solar power viable for industrial uses after exceeding 1,000°C

Heliogen is a clean energy company backed by Bill Gates that has a commercial facility located in Lancaster, California. It is there that the company managed to exceed temperatures of 1,000° C using its patented concentrating solar technology – something it claims is a first for a commercial system.

Cement production with Concentrated Solar Power

Bill Gates Funds A Second Concentrated Solar Thermal Startup: Heliogen

GCC to create 50,000 concentrated solar power jobs by 2030

The GCC will have 40GW of utility-scale PV projects and nearly 200,000 solar power jobs, said the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) ahead of the Solar Expo & Forum, a leading solar marketplace, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

NREL Awarded $2.8 Million to Develop a Long-Duration Thermal Energy Storage Technology



The DAYS (Duration Addition to electricitY Storage) challenge is to supply an unmet market need – to provide grid-scale energy storage at a cost comparable to pumped hydro (currently supplying 95 percent of global storage), but that, unlike pumped storage hydro, could be sited anywhere.

US Lists $30 Million in 2019 Concentrated Solar Power Research Awards

Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE will fund 75 innovative research projects that will lower solar electricity costs, while working to boost solar manufacturing, reduce red tape, and make solar systems more resilient to cyberattacks.

Concentrated Solar Power Abengoa increases revenues and profitability

One of the areas of focus for Abengoa’s management is safety in the workplace. In this sense, in the first nine months of 2019 the company continues to improve indicators with a Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) of 3.0, which represents significant progress towards Abengoa’s Zero Accident target.

Evening Peak Solar Concentrated Solar Power Projected to Undercut Gas in Chile’s Open Auctions

Chile boasts some of the world’s best solar conditions and, unlike in other countries, the auction has no technology categories, pitting CSP developers against other generation types such as combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants.

*CSP Market & Study Share*

2019 Review: China concentrated solar power demonstration projects’development

The solar thermal could fall to 45 euros / MWh in 2020 for some Concentrated Solar Power Projects

Chile CSP developer predicts world’s lowest price in June

Can concentrated solar power act as energy storage? DOE wants to know more

What Are Concentrated Solar Power Plants?

Storage for advanced concentrated solar power (CSP) plants

Why Smaller Might Be Better for Concentrated Solar Power

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