{"id":4917,"date":"2015-07-28T17:42:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T07:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2017-10-25T09:34:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:04:05","slug":"china-puts-faith-in-large-scale-concentrating-solar-power-as-world-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/china-puts-faith-in-large-scale-concentrating-solar-power-as-world-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"China puts faith in large-scale concentrating solar power as world watches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4923\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ivanpah_mingasson_5727_8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4923\" class=\"wp-image-4923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ivanpah_mingasson_5727_8.jpg\" alt=\"solar tower\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A solar tower &#8211; similar to one of the 6 to be built in the Gobi desert<\/p><\/div>\n<p>China was in the renewable energy news again this week though this time it wasn&#8217;t about the latest in solar panel technology or trade disputes.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">For the big (read huge) story was Chinese regional media reporting the start of construction of the country\u2019s first large-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">To be carved out of 2550 hectares of the Gobi desert, the plant will use two 135 MW solar thermal plants in its first phase, with enough thermal energy storage to power half a million (!) homes in Qinghai Province.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A joint development between Qinghai Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., the Shanghai Electric Group and the US-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightsourceenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BrightSource Energy<\/a> company, the Qinghai Delingha Solar Thermal Power Generation Project will eventually increase production to six solar thermal plants.<\/p>\n<p>According to the BrightSource website, the plant will have 3.5 hours storage capacity. The CSP technology consists of a range of mirrors which reflect the sun\u2019s rays towards a central tower which stores thermal energy using molten salt.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2014 signing of the agreement, David Ramm, CEO of BrightSource Energy described CSP as a cost effective and reliable source of renewable energy that is ideally suited to China&#8217;s growing energy needs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cConcentrated solar thermal power with integrated thermal energy storage is a cost effective way to bring reliable, dispatchable renewable energy to the grid today,\u201d he said. \u201cBy partnering with Shanghai Electric we will deploy our best-in-class solar thermal technology to help China meet its growing energy needs and emissions-reduction goals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The fact that China clearly aims to drive ahead with CSP technology is a pointer to the way similar renewable energy projects will be rolled out around the world. The country\u2019s planners have targeted 10GW of CSP plants by 2020, which would make them world leaders in this form of solar renewable energy. Already the country has a number of CSP projects planned around the country and if China, one of the world\u2019s solar energy superpowers, is so clearly putting its faith in CSP, then this optimism may resonate around the world.<\/p>\n<p>For there is no doubt that China&#8217;s experiments in CSP is being watched in many other countries.<\/p>\n<p>China has assumed leadership in many areas of solar power generation and the current emphasis on CSP would indicate that the country is exploring this technology as a\u00a0key source of renewable energy for its future energy needs.<\/p>\n<p>The construction of the first large-scale concentrating solar power plant has given impetus for fans of the technology to argue its case. So how much of our future renewable energy mix do you think will be taken up by CSP technology? 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