Home > Market > Other Regions > Here
12,000 m² of concentrating solar planned in Brazil
2018.06.04 From: solarthermalworld
A consortium of around 10 companies is planning to build a 12,000 m² concentrating solar plant in Jaborandi, Bahia state, to the northeast of Brazil’s capital. This combined process heat and power system will use parabolic trough collectors (see photo) by Canadian-based Rackam to dry tobacco and generate electricity for an agribusiness. The relevant contracts have been signed and construction is set to start this summer. The plant is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2019.
Photo: Rackam
“This is a great opportunity to demonstrate concentrating solar technologies in Brazil. Moreover, the solar heat has the potential to significantly reduce biomass consumption on site,” explained Christian Dubuc, Rackam’s CTO. The heat captured by the solar field will power an organic Rankine cycle unit, which will then produce both heat and electricity, via a medium-sized turbine.
The system is a demonstration project from the National Electricity Agency (ANEEL) and the sponsor companies are from the Association of Independent Electricity Producers (APINE). Its installation by the consortium, including Rackam and local partner Renoger, based in São Paulo, should broaden the country’s expertise in solar energy applications.
According to a November 2017 news piece on Rackam´s website, the direct end user is the Santa-Efigenia farm in Jaborandi. It also states that utility Neoenergia has been the organisation leading the consortium. Neoenergia, partly owned by Spanish utility Iberdrola, describes itself as one of Latin America’s largest energy utilities, claiming to serve a total of 13.4 million customers.
Rackam is a Canadian supplier of turnkey systems providing solar heat for industrial processes, or SHIP. Its S30 parabolic trough collector is suitable for temperatures ranging from 150 to 350 °C.
Rackam is one of about 80 companies listed on the SHIP Supplier World Map by Solar Payback. According to company´s information, Rackam has completed 6 SHIP reference systems totalling 2,092 m² of collector area by the end of 2017. One of them, located at a wastewater treatment plant in the US state of Arizona, came online last summer.
Relevant CSP Conference:CSP Focus MENA 2018(June 27-28,Marrakeck Morocco)
More from CSP Focus
NextMore efficiency for concentrated solar power plants thanks to new BASF simulation tool
Acciona wants to sell its Concentrated Solar Power plants to Contour
MISP strengthening UAE’s solar power capacities with novel CSP and TES technologies
Concentrated Solar Power investors return to Spain as market outlook brightens
Concentrating Solar Power costs are expected to fall by 79% by 2022
Morocco in the fast lane with world's largest concentrated solar farm
Sener and Masdar put Torresol's solar thermal plants up for sale
Morocco invests 2.3billion dollars to boost solar energy use in agriculture
Rebirth of SolarReserve’s 450 MW Likana Brings CSP Supply Chain Hope for Chile
Leave your thoughts here
Reports(Member Only)
See more+-
CSP Focus Membership Proposals
We are now proposing CSP Focus Membership, hoping to better serve our members to keep pace with the latest updates of ongoing CSP projects worldwide, and to establish and maintain business relations with major shareholders of the projects. CSP Focus offers to Membership exclusive access to:1. Daily/Weekly update and analysis on CSP policies, projects, technologies, market trend and corporate relea
-
The Latest CSP Focus Monthly Update
Join CSP Focus Membership to Get the Latest CSP Focus Monthly Update December Edition.
-
CSP Project Monthly Update 2022 December Edition
CSP Focus is presenting CSP Project (China) Update 2022 December Edition.Detail report is available for CSP Focus Membership.
-
Presentations-CSP Focus China 2021
The Report is for CSP Focus Members only.
Upcoming Events
See more+-
12th CSP Focus China 2022
2022.04.21-22 Beijing
-
11th CSP Focus China 2021
2021.10.28-29 Beijing
-
10th CSP Focus China 2020
2020.10.22-23 Beijing, China
Project Updates
See more+-
Lanzhou Dacheng Dunhuang CSP Project
Asia Pacific-China,Operational,Parabolic Trough
-
Luneng Haixi 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project
Asia Pacific-China,Operational,Power Tower
-
Dubai 950MW NOOR Energy 1 CSP+PV Project
MENA-UAE,Under construction,Power Tower
-
Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project
Asia Pacific-China,Operational,Power Tower