With an installed generation capacity of 100 MW, the Shams 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) project is one of the largest solar power projects in the world. However, several aspects, apart from its size, make the power project unique and a technological benchmark in the solar thermal power sector. The … [continued]
The largest concentrated solar power project in the Middle East, Shams 1, has performed better than expected, the Shams Power Company* has reported. High-ranking officials of the Shams Power Company recently reported the total generation output of the plant during the first year of its operation. The company had expected … [continued]
The largest single-unit solar power plant in the world is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 and officially open in the first quarter of 2013, solar power giant Masdar has announced. Shams 1 will have a generation capacity of over 100 MW of power, and was built … [continued]
