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Weekly Review（Week1, Dec., 2018）

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CSP Market & News

China 2nd CSP demo to be completed on Dec.29--Shouhang Dunhuang 100MW molten salt solar CSP tower plant

Shouhang Dunhuang 100 MW molten salt Solar Tower CSP Plant, which is among China 1^st phase of 20 CSP pilot projects, is under commissioning and will be commercially operational at the end of this month on December 29th, 2018. At that time, it will be the second pilot CSP project after the first CGN Delingha 50MW parabolic trough CSP plant, and the first tower CSP large-scale CSP pilot project.

AfDB approves $221m loan for 100 MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Power project in South Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of ZAR3bn ($221m) to the 100MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, which is expected to improve South Africa’s energy mix and accelerate the transition to renewable energy.

Black developed 100MW Ilanga Concentrated Solar Power 1 achieves Commercial Operation Date

100MW parabolic trough Ilanga CSP1, South Africa’s first 100% black developed Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) power plant achieves Commercial Operation Date (COD). The project EPC Dankocom consortium partners are Cobra Energia, Sener and 100% black developer Emvelo.

ACWA Power signs cooperation agreement with three international entities for Dubai 950MW Noor Energy 1

In the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his official visit to Spain, and the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, top executives from ACWA Power, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Shanghai Electric Group (SEGC), and Spanish company Abengoa entered an agreement to work together on the 950MW Noor Energy1 Plant in Dubai, engage in knowledge-sharing and to collectively pursue future opportunities.

CSP Study & Comments

Shouhang Dunhuang 100MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant

Updated CSP Focus report specifically on China one of 1st Batch of Pilot CSP Projects---Shouhang Dunhuang 100MW molten salt tower CSP Plant, which will be completed by the end of this month.

China 1st Batch of CSP Pilot Projects Update

Updated CSP Focus report on the overall situation of China 1st Batch of CSP Pilot Projects and and detailed progress of the plants.

China encourage new CSP technologies in 1st batch demos

One of the inherent targets of the implementation of China 1st batch of CSP pilot projects is to encourage the application of new CSP technologies. CSP Focus hereby list 6 kinds of CSP innovations, and 8 typical demos taking these technologies.

CSP as an engine of job creation

CSP is known to be more labor intensive. Much of the work required to build a CSP plant needs be performed locally. The largest contribution to job creation happens when a CSP plant is under construction. And when the plant is ready, a significant number of workers are required to carry out essential operation and maintenance (O&M) during the lifespan of the plant.

IRP: ‘Gas should make some space for CSP’

The finalisation of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will unlock further investment in renewable energy, but the exclusion of new concentrated solar power (CSP) projects from the country’s future energy mix may have serious unintended consequences.