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A bright future for CSP
The Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market is expanding at a rapid rate, a growth that is supported by ambitious climate change goals and progressive governmental incentives. By 2020, experts predict the CSP market will reach an estimated installed capacity of over 20 GWe, with an average annual growth rate of 14%. AREVA Solar is poised to fill the increased need for CSP technology.
Today, the most important markets for solar CSP are Australia and India. Other regions which present high potential include the US, Middle East & Northern Africa, South Africa and China.
AREVA Spotlight: CSP projects
AREVA Solar has many years of experience in providing solar solutions for new and existing power plants. Here are some examples of our involvement in this exciting energy market:
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Australia
Australia
- AREVA Solar, an AREVA subsidiary, CS Energy and Wind Pros-pect CWP consortium’s “Solar Dawn” has been selected as the preferred solar thermal power project in Round 1 of the Australian Government’s Solar Flagships Program.
The Solar Flagships Program aims to provide the foundation for large-scale, grid-connected solar power and accelerate the commercialization of this energy source in Australia. - The 44-MW solar thermal addition (in partnership with CS Energy) to the existing 750-MW Kogan Creek Power Station in southwest Queensland will enable the station to produce more electricity with the same amount of coal.
- The 3-MWe Liddell plant in Australia is the world’s first coal-fired facility with solar steam augmentation.
videoKimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant
The concentrated solar thermal energy plant in Kimberlina (Bakersfield, California), is the first plant to be linked to the Californian network for 20 years. It depends on CLFR technology (Compact Linear Fresnel Reflection) that uses mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays and to produce steam.
- AREVA Solar, an AREVA subsidiary, CS Energy and Wind Pros-pect CWP consortium’s “Solar Dawn” has been selected as the preferred solar thermal power project in Round 1 of the Australian Government’s Solar Flagships Program.
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U.S.
U.S.
- The H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station in Tucson, Arizona, for its concentrated solar power (CSP) project addition, will use AREVA Solar’s Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) solar steam generators to produce up to 5 megawatts (MW) of power during peak demand periods without added emissions.Construction of the Sundt Solar Boost is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2012, and the project is expected to be operational by early 2013.
- The 5-MWe Kimberlina solar plant in Bakersfield, California was the first new CSP facility to be built and come online in California in nearly 20 years. Since entering operation, Kimberlina continues to perform well above expectations.
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India
India
- AREVA has been selected in April 2012 by the Indian group Reliance Power Limited to build two concentrated solar power installation in the Rajasthan state. These CSP plants will each produce 125 MW using Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector technology. AREVA will also provide construction management services for the project. The first phase of the project is under construction, with a target commercial operation date of May 2013.
Did you know?
At the end of 2008, approximately 482MW of CSP plant capacity was in operation:
- 419MW in the U.S.,
- 63MW in Spain and
- 0.36MW in Australia.
(Source: MED-CSD)
Stamp of approval
AREVA is the first solar steam power boiler manufacturer to receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ "S" stamp certificate of authorization by meeting government safety regulations.
