The cost of building new CSP plants has fallen significantly as developers have moved towards China and the Middle East and embraced tower technology with storage, New Energy Update has found.
Industry Insight
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GE’s giant turbine sparks offshore supply chain build-outApr 11, 2018
GE blade subsidiary LM wind power has developed new handling and manufacturing tools to support the record-breaking 12 MW design and a new port-side factory will come online later this year, Alexis Crama, VP Offshore at LM Wind Power told New Energy Update.
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Microsoft’s record solar purchase lowers risks for smaller offtakersApr 11, 2018
Microsoft's agreement to buy 315 MW from a 500 MW solar project in Virginia simplifies the acquisition of additional offtakers as falling costs attract new corporate buyers, Brian Janous, Microsoft's General Manager of Energy, told New Energy Update.
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Invenergy wind engineers build analytics in-house to gain speed edgeApr 11, 2018
Invenergy is deploying analytics software by NarrativeWave which empowers wind operations engineers to build new models and can cut development times by up to 90%, company directors told New Energy Update.
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En 2020 empezará el desarrollo a gran escala de las torres de CSP con sales fundidasMar 27, 2018
El sector de la CSP estará preparado para que el despliegue de las centrales de torre con sales fundidas se produzca entre 2018 y 2020, según han avanzado varios consultores del sector a New Energy Update.
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Wide-scale deployment of CSP molten salt towers to begin by 2020Mar 19, 2018
The CSP industry will be ready for a wide-scale rollout of molten salt tower plants between 2018 and 2020, industry consultants have predicted to New Energy Update.
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Utility-backed blockchain platform set for full launch in early 2019Mar 14, 2018
The Energy Web Foundation's open-source blockchain platform aims to cut transaction costs and create new market opportunities in areas such as certificate trading, plant maintenance and demand response, project directors said.
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EDPR sets 98% energy availability target in first output-based wind contractsMar 14, 2018
EDPR will next month switch over to energy availability-based service contracts at five Portuguese wind farms, drawing from in-depth, granular cost assessments and five years of SCADA data, Pedro Alves, EDPR's Transversal Activities Manager, said.
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French solar price drop propels owners towards offtake market risksMar 14, 2018
French solar prices will approach grid parity in the coming years and operators must focus on wholesale market risks in maintenance strategies to capitalize on growing PPA demand, Renaud Chevallaz-Perrier, Director of Operations at RES France, said.
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Una investigación sobre CSP muestra que el ahorro en O&M empieza en la fase de planificaciónMar 13, 2018
Las buenas decisiones en la planificación y construcción de una central de CSP pueden suponer una reducción de costes duradera en las actividades de operación y mantenimiento que impulse su rentabilidad, según han demostrado varios estudios.
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New CSP research shows how O&M cost savings begin in planning phaseMar 6, 2018
Good decisions in the planning and construction of a CSP plant can bring about lasting operations and maintenance (O&M) cost reductions that boost profitability, several new studies have demonstrated.
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Wind investors target fresh O&M gains to fend off margin pressureFeb 28, 2018
Wind investors are demanding greater long-term value from projects through efficiency gains in the growing operations and maintenance (O&M) market, industry experts told the Wind O&M EU 2018 conference.
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Wind-storage prices plummet as battery gains spur coupling demandFeb 28, 2018
Record-low bids for wind-plus-storage in Colorado revealed a small premium for battery coupling, highlighting bullish outlooks on cost reductions and revenue opportunities, industry experts told New Energy Update.
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Batteries could offset price risk for merchant solarFeb 28, 2018
Bullish wholesale price assumptions may overvalue equity returns for merchant solar plants and owners should consider storage coupling to boost economics, Pietro Radoia, Solar Analyst at BNEF, told the PV Operations Europe 2018 conference.
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Caen las licitaciones de CSP a mínimos históricos y los precios divergen entre regionesFeb 27, 2018
Las licitaciones de CSP siguen cayendo y los expertos esperan que crezca la brecha de precios entre proyectos de distintos países como Chile, en el extremo inferior de la balanza, y países como EE.UU. en el otro extremo.
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Record US solar-storage bids reveal bullish technology, income outlooksFeb 14, 2018
Record-low bids and surging demand for solar plus storage in Colorado show developers expect sharp cost reductions and multiple revenue streams that are replicable in other states, analysts said.
