Utilities to test solar power at traditional plants
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - A U.S. utility group announced a plan to test adding solar thermal energy to natural gas and coal-fired power plants in a move designed to cut fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Electric Power Research Institute said Dynegy Inc and NV Energy will host case studies of the technology at natural gas plants in Arizona and Nevada, respectively.
Both projects will add steam generated by a solar thermal field to a conventional natural gas-powered steam cycle, EPRI said. Tests at coal-fired facilities will be announced around the beginning of next year.
Southern Company, Progress Energy Inc and Salt River Project are also providing funding for the projects.
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The solar park, in the governorate of Gabes, is 400km south of the country’s capital Tunis.
The developer said it plans to build the project next year in close cooperation with local partners.
ABO Wind department head Nicolas Konig said: “The solar park will produce more than 18 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and will feed it into the grid at a distance of 2500 metres.”
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