The Shams 1 CSP project has three main partners – the UAE sustainable technology firm Masdar, the Spanish concentrated solar power company Abengoa Solar, and the French-energy giant Total. The largest solar array in the Middle East will be inaugurated today in a remote corner of Abu Dhabi as the UAE takes a major step … Continue reading Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
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Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
The inauguration of the world’s largest solar power plant in operation, the $600 million, 100 megawatt Shams-1 located 120 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi will enable its parent Masdar gain a competitive edge in developing and investing in similar projects in the region, a senior official at Shams-1 said yesterday. “The project will build a … Continue reading Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
Continue readingShams 1 Concentrating Solar Power project to be opened on March 17
Shams 1 will be one of the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world. Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar thermal power project in the Middle East, which will generate 100 megawatts of clean and sustainable energy at a cost of Dh2.2 billion ($600 million), will be officially inaugurated on March 17. This was … Continue reading Shams 1 Concentrating Solar Power project to be opened on March 17
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Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
In the middle of a desert area 140 kilometers outside the oil centre Abu Dhabi, row on row of curved mirrors sparkle in the blazing sun. SHAMS1, the first Concentrated Solar Power or CSP plant in the Middle East will soon provide up to 20,000 homes with climate-friendly power. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi aims to cover … Continue reading Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
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Masdar’s Concentrated Solar Power Project
Shams One has been a a learning experience for Masdar – constant dust and sand have forced new innovations in cleaning and wind blocking technology, and the plummeting cost of photovoltaics may challenge the commercial viability of CSP. Nonetheless, Shams One will go online as scheduled in coming months and make a significant dent in … Continue reading Masdar’s Concentrated Solar Power Project
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Dream of solar energy turns to vision in desert sun
The Desertec project initiated in Germany has a tantalising dream: to generate limitless amounts of cheap, green energy by harnessing the solar power and the wind energy in the deserts of the Mena region. The aim of the world’s most ambitious solar power plan is for Europe to import up to a fifth of … Continue reading Dream of solar energy turns to vision in desert sun
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Abu Dhabi launches region’s first rapid electric car charger
Abu Dhabi has installed the first rapid charging station in the Middle East, reducing the time taken to recharge electric cars by over 90 percent, it was announced this week. The CHAdeMO-certified Rapid Charger, the first of its kind in the region, has been installed at Masdar City, the low-carbon development backed by the Abu … Continue reading Abu Dhabi launches region’s first rapid electric car charger
Continue readingBrightSource Adding Molten-Salt Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Storage
Storage technology may be essential if concentrated solar thermal energy is to compete with photovoltaic solar power, which have been coming down in price
Continue readingElectric Car has completed an amazing 16,000 mile journey from the top of the Americas to the bottom
A team from Imperial College London celebrated the end of their 26,000 kilometre journey yesterday after driving their all-electric supercar down the length of the Americas.
Continue readingOnsemble Completes Real-Time Wind Energy Data Network in Texas
For wind power to prosper, the industry needs localized, hub-height data to improve wind forecasts. With better forecasts, grid operators can better manage energy loads.
Continue readingClimate Change and Emissions Management Corporation Announces $50 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects
Eric Newell, Chair of the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation has announced that $50 million in funding is available for renewable energy projects.
Continue readingRenault presents Kangoo Express Z.E. at euros 20,000 excluding VAT
Depending on country, this electric vehicle with lithium ion batteries will cost between euros15,000 excluding VAT (including a tax incentive subsidy of euros5,000) and euros 20,000 excluding VAT.
Continue readingNew wind farm in Turkey (120 MW)
At the same time, the company also held a ground-breaking ceremony at the Þah wind power plant, which will generate 93 megawatts and provide electricity for 130,000 people in Bandýrma.
Continue readingObama Talks Up Wind Power on Earth Day
US President Barack Obama was promoting wind energy on Earth Day. Saying that Americans have worked hard to clean up the environment in the past 40 years, Obama said there is still much to do.
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