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Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power project achieves 21.7 GWh production record in winter

The South African-based Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power project, now in its fifth year of production, celebrated yet another huge production record. The 50MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Parabolic Trough Power Plant with 9.3-hour storage set a new winter production record in August 2020. Bokpoort CSP CEO, Christo Spammer, shared details of the performance, highlighting … Continue reading Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power project achieves 21.7 GWh production record in winter

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Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Plant delivers six days of continuous, full-load electricity – an African record

ACCIONA, SENER and TSK built Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa has set a new African record for the continuous, round the clock supply of electricity. Within the first month of commercial operation, the newly-inaugurated 50 MW Bokpoort CSP plant, produced electricity for a continuous period of 161 hours, equivalent to almost six … Continue reading Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Plant delivers six days of continuous, full-load electricity – an African record

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SCHOTT Completes Delivery for Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project in South Africa

The SCHOTT group has supplied approximately 26,000 of its SCHOTT PTR® 70 receivers to the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in South Africa. The SCHOTT group has supplied a major order of approximately 26,000 of its award-winning SCHOTT PTR® 70 receivers to the Bokpoort CSP project in South Africa. The consortium UTE Solafrica, a … Continue reading SCHOTT Completes Delivery for Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project in South Africa

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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Bokpoort plant in the Northern Cape to be completed by end-2015

The 50 MW Bokpoort concentrated solar power (CSP) plant was over 50% complete and was expected to be completed by December 2015. The 50 MW Bokpoort concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, in the Northern Cape, which is being built as part of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, was over 50% complete and … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Bokpoort plant in the Northern Cape to be completed by end-2015

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Testing components for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Morocco and South Africa

The German Aerospace Center is testing the performance and durability of reflectors and receivers for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in Ouarzazate, Morocco and in Bokpoort, South Africa. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is testing the performance and durability of reflectors and receivers for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in … Continue reading Testing components for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Morocco and South Africa

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