Mercedes-Benz has chosen the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant Gemasolar as the main setting for a new campaign The Gemasolar solar plant, owned by Torresol Energy, has provided the setting for the new global advertising campaign of the automotive company Daimler, owner of Mercedes-Benz, to promote its new professional vehicle, the new Sprinter van, equipped … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz focuses new campaign on concentrated solar power (CSP) plant Gemasolar
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DONG Energy announces disposal of transmission assets at London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm
London Array, a joint venture owned by DONG Energy (50%), E.ON (30%) and Masdar (20%), today announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of transmission assets at the world’s largest offshore wind farm to Blue Transmission London Array Limited. The divestment takes place pursuant to the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime. Following … Continue reading DONG Energy announces disposal of transmission assets at London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm
Continue readingWorld’s largest offshore wind farm with 175 Siemens wind turbines inaugurated
London Array offshore wind power plant provides enough clean electricity to power 500,000 British households. Today marks the inauguration of the world’s largest offshore wind power plant, London Array. Siemens supplied the 175 wind turbines and the grid connection for London Array. Together with Dong Energy, Siemens will also be responsible for the service of … Continue reading World’s largest offshore wind farm with 175 Siemens wind turbines inaugurated
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E.ON, DONG and Masdar inaugurate the world’s largest offshore wind farm
Today the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, was officially inaugurated off the British coast. London Array is a joint project of E.ON, the Danish energy company Dong and Masdar, the infrastructure fund of the Kingdom of Abu Dhabi. Present were Prime Minister David Cameron, Johannes Teyssen, (E.ON), Brent Cheshire, (Dong Energy), Sultan Ahmed … Continue reading E.ON, DONG and Masdar inaugurate the world’s largest offshore wind farm
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Wind energy in Seychelles: Masdar launches wind farm
The Port Victoria Wind Power Project, Masdar’s six-megawatt wind farm in the Republic of Seychelles, which consists of eight wind turbines across two small islands off the coast of Mahe to provide electricity to more than 2,100 homes, will be inaugurated today. Before the wind farm began operations, the Seychelles was entirely dependent on imported … Continue reading Wind energy in Seychelles: Masdar launches wind farm
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Concentrated solar thermal powers oil-rich Gulf emirate
The world’s biggest thermal solar power plant has gone online in oil-rich Abu Dhabi. Shams 1 is the first plant of its kind in a desert region, providing power for thousands of homes. Leaving the high-rise buildings of Abu Dhabi city behind us, we drive through the dust and sand of the desert. On both … Continue reading Concentrated solar thermal powers oil-rich Gulf emirate
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The world’s largest offshore wind farm The London Array is now fully operational as the last of its 175 wind turbines comes online. The London Array wind power project, jointly owned by Dong Energy, Masdar and EON, said that the first phase of the project in the Thames estuary has now been completed. The installation … Continue reading The world
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Last week Abu Dhabi, the home to the Emir and most of the UAE’s oil wealth, celebrated the opening of the largest concentrated solar power plant on Earth. Shams 1, as the plant is called, is a development of 258,048 parabolic trough mirrors that produce enough energy to power 20,000 homes. The one-square-mile plant sits … Continue reading The World
Continue readingMAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, “Shams 1”, was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week. Heart of the plant is a steam turbine which has been supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and will be used to drive a generator. The eco-friendly electricity this produces would be enough to serve roughly 57,000 German households. … Continue reading MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
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In association with MENASOL 2013, CSP Today and PV Insider have announced they will host this year’s Women’s Solar Seminar in Dubai, with leading speakers including Mona Ghalayini – Chairman Founder of Arab Society for Environmental and Sustainable Development and Lori Atwater – Senior Project Engineer at SolarReserve. After the success of Women’s Solar Seminar … Continue reading Women
Continue readingIrena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) welcomed the activation of the world’s largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility to date, as the Middle East turns to clean energy to fuel future growth. The Shams 1 thermosolar plant – in the desert of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates – adds 100 megawatts … Continue reading Irena applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
Continue readingThe world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, Shams 1, launched on Sunday. Taking three years to build, the $600m plant is located in Abu Dhabi’s western region, in the heart of the UAE’s hydrocarbon industry. At full capacity, the 100 megawatt Masdar, Total and Abengoa joint-project will power thousands of homes in the United Arab … Continue reading The world’s largest concentrating solar power plant
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Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar energy market
Masdar is bidding for a slice of Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning solar market after opening the 100 megawatt Shams-1 Concentrating Solar Power plant in Abu Dhabi. The company is seeking to capitalise on an emerging market as regional oil-exporting economies seek to boost their renewable energy output. “In the near future we will be announcing projects … Continue reading Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar energy market
Continue readingUAE opens world’s largest CSP solar power plant, Shams 1
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi on Sunday officially opened the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. The 100-megawatt Shams 1 is “the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant in operation” said Sultan al-Jaber, the head of Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, which oversees the emirate’s … Continue reading UAE opens world’s largest CSP solar power plant, Shams 1
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Masdar, Total and Abengoa Launch Shams 1, the World
The inauguration of Shams 1, a 100 MW solar thermal plant, is a major milestone in the development and deployment of renewable energy in the Middle East. Masdar, along with its partners, today launched Shams 1, the largest concentrating solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Masdar, Abu Dhabi
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Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
The Shams 1 CSP project has three main partners – the UAE sustainable technology firm Masdar, the Spanish concentrated solar power company Abengoa Solar, and the French-energy giant Total. The largest solar array in the Middle East will be inaugurated today in a remote corner of Abu Dhabi as the UAE takes a major step … Continue reading Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
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Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
The inauguration of the world’s largest solar power plant in operation, the $600 million, 100 megawatt Shams-1 located 120 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi will enable its parent Masdar gain a competitive edge in developing and investing in similar projects in the region, a senior official at Shams-1 said yesterday. “The project will build a … Continue reading Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
Continue readingShams 1 Concentrating Solar Power project to be opened on March 17
Shams 1 will be one of the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world. Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar thermal power project in the Middle East, which will generate 100 megawatts of clean and sustainable energy at a cost of Dh2.2 billion ($600 million), will be officially inaugurated on March 17. This was … Continue reading Shams 1 Concentrating Solar Power project to be opened on March 17
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Masdar to develop 15 MW solar energy plant in Mauritania
Masdar announced today the development of a 15-megawatt solar power project in Nouakchott, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The plant will deliver 10 per cent of electricity capacity in Mauritania. Masdar is a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, which has large and small-scale power projects around the world. … Continue reading Masdar to develop 15 MW solar energy plant in Mauritania
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Jordan and Masdar agreement confirms belief in Concentrated Solar Power
Jordan has long been mooted as a future concentrated solar power stronghold – and a recent deal with Abu Dhabi based renewable energy company Masdar has verified their confidence in the technology. On 17 January 2013 it was announced on the CSP Today Global Tracker that Masdar signed an agreement with Jordan to secure the … Continue reading Jordan and Masdar agreement confirms belief in Concentrated Solar Power
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