ABU DHABI ? Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Masdar and Sener, the leading Spanish engineering and technology group, received the ?Commercialised Technology Innovation of the Year? award during the recently concluded Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Summit in Las Vegas, US. “Torresol’s 19.9MW Gemasolar plant employs the most innovative storage technology fully integrated into a renewable energy power plant to date.
The CSP Today US award for Torresol is a major recognition of the leadership role of Masdar and the UAE in the solar power sector,” said director of Masdar Power Frank Wouters. The innovative molten salt heat transfer technology deployed at the Gemasolar greenfield independent power project helps avoid fluctuations in power supply through a system that is capable of 15 hours of energy production without sunlight. This accordingly allows for generation of electricity 24 hours a day for many months of the year, even during the hours of darkness or poor daylight during winter. Besides, the plant is able to supply electricity to a population of 25,000 households and save 30,000 tonnes/year of CO2 emissions.SENER was responsible for providing the technology, the engineering detail design and for leading the EPC and commissioning works of the plant. The technology developed by SENER includes state-of-the-art solutions such as the molten salt storage system and the receiver, which is able to absorb ninety five per cent of the radiation from the sun’s spectrum and transmit this energy to the molten salt compound that circulates within the receiver, which is then used to heat steam and operate the steam turbines.Masdar Power, one of the five integrated units of Masdar, is a leading international developer and operator of renewable power generation projects in Abu Dhabi.It also strategically invests in technology relevant to utility-scale renewable energy, focusing especially on CSP, photovoltaic solar energy and on-and-offshore wind energy.olivia@khaleejtimes.comView the original article here
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