Xina Solar One: South Africa’s first energy sale windows projectSpanish multinational corporation, Abengoa has achieved practical completion for Xina Solar One, its third solar thermal plant in South Africa. The innovative technology solutions company has developed the 100MW Xina Solar One, which uses parabolic trough technology to generate renewable and dispatchable power from the sun. The power plant also features a thermal energy storage system using molten salts that can store the necessary energy for a further 5.5 hour supply, and thereby assisting in meeting the country’s peak demand. Xina Solar One, located in the Northern Cape Province, is bordered to the north by Kaxu Solar One. Read more...Kaxu Solar One was the first power plant in operation that featured parabolic trough collector technology, a 100MW output and 2.5 hours of thermal molten salt storage.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 17, 2017 06:45 UTC