The costs of solar thermal power plants are falling, as with the other renewable technologies of photovoltaics and wind. As a result, new power plants are very promising especially in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Within the framework of the World Bank Middle East & North Africa Concentrating Solar Power Knowledge & Innovation Program (MENA CSP KIP), the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems ISE is laying the groundwork for the market development of concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) with techno-economic analyses and know-how and is investigating four different aspects:
- Analysis of Local Conditions for CSP Power Plant
- Integration of CSP Power Plants in the Electricity System
- Solar Process Heat for a Local, Low-cost Steam and Process Heat Supply
- Increasing Know-How and Innovation of Local Stakeholders
Researchers of Fraunhofer ISE present the most recent results of the MENA CSP KIP program at the upcoming »CSP Markets, System Value & Financing Conference«, to be held from 26th to 28th February in Dubai. At the event, the current developments in CSP are to be presented by important stakeholders and industry representatives from many different countries.
