As the U.S. launches new research into CSP desalination technology, developers must focus on entire system costs to gain a share of the growing desalination market, experts told New Energy Update.
Industry Insight
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Vestas, Maersk target turbine hoist savings as size, distances growSep 12, 2018
Vestas and Maersk are jointly developing a crane system which cuts installation and logistics costs for onshore and offshore farms and removes the need for seabed-based jack-up vessels, the companies told New Energy Insider.
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Perovskite cells set to cut PV costs as manufacturing ramps upSep 12, 2018
Bolstered by a new manufacturing consortium, Perovskite developer Oxford PV aims to commercialize its record-efficiency cells by early 2020 and predicts costs could soon fall below silicon.
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Sandstone CSP brindará almacenamiento a menos de 90 $/MWh a las operadoras de CaliforniaSep 5, 2018
Atraído por la celeridad de los permisos y la reducción de costes, SolarReserve, promotor de Sandstone, se prepara para entablar conversaciones sobre la compra de energía con las operadoras californianas en los próximos meses, dijo Kevin Smith, director ejecutivo de SolarReserve, a New Energy Update.
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Sandstone CSP to offer storage below $90/MWh to California utilitiesSep 5, 2018
Boosted by streamlined permitting and falling costs, Sandstone project developer SolarReserve is preparing to enter into power purchase talks with Californian utilities in the coming months, Kevin Smith, CEO of SolarReserve, told New Energy Update.
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Solar O&M groups expand storage operations in quest for growthAug 22, 2018
Operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts are evolving to include the complex market requirements of the growing solar plus storage market, experts told New Energy Update.
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Soaring offshore wind dimensions accelerate HV cable investmentsAug 22, 2018
Offshore cabling specialists are combining higher voltage solutions with improved vessels and onshore industrialization to accommodate larger turbines and longer distances, experts told New Energy Update.
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El híbrido CSP-PV posibilita el suministro de energía solar ininterrumpidoAug 15, 2018
La actividad de los proyectos híbridos CSP-PV aumenta a medida que los promotores integran nuevos diseños más eficientes y sinergias operativas a fin de ofrecer una potencia de carga base de menor coste, según han dicho varios expertos de CSP a New Energy Update.
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Hybrid CSP-PV gains create openings for 24-hour solar supplyAug 15, 2018
Activity in hybrid CSP-PV projects is growing as developers integrate design advantages and operational synergies to offer lower-cost baseload power, CSP experts told New Energy Update.
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Los promotores de CSP a altas temperaturas de EEUU prevén exportaciones en la década de 2020Jul 25, 2018
Los promotores de CSP a altas temperaturas financiados por EE. UU. prevén que las exportaciones comerciales precederán al despliegue nacional, si bien la demanda dependerá de su demostración a gran escala, según han dicho varios jefes de proyecto a New Energy Update.
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Europe strengthens renewable PPA support as industrials enter marketJul 25, 2018
European Union directives, growing demand from heavy industry, and global contract innovations should see growth in corporate PPAs rise towards U.S. levels in the coming years.
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MidAmerican wind repowering targets 28% output hike, longer returnsJul 25, 2018
MidAmerican's repowering of seven wind farms in Iowa will increase annual output by up to 28% and could provide over 20 years of revenues, a MidAmerican spokesman told New Energy Update.
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US high-temperature CSP developers eye commercial exports in 2020sJul 18, 2018
U.S.-funded high-temperature CSP developers expect exports to precede domestic deployment but demand will depend on proven operations at scale, project leaders told New Energy Update.
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EEUU ensaya un nuevo almacenamiento para CSP más caliente y viableJul 12, 2018
El programa Gen3 de investigación sobre CSP eliminará el riesgo de los diseños avanzados a altas temperaturas y determinará la mejor ubicación y tecnología de almacenamiento para una futura integración en el mercado, según han contado sus principales investigadores a New Energy Update.
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Data center demand juggernaut creates new solar, wind openingsJul 11, 2018
Energy-hungry technology groups are removing tariff barriers and pioneering multi-buyer power purchase agreements to open up renewables projects to smaller offtakers, market experts told New Energy Update.
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US wind repowering returns stand up against wholesale prices, for nowJul 11, 2018
Partial repowering in 2018 can offer double-digit returns but the step-down of tax credits will require greater efficiency gains from later projects, a new study has found.
