"The inauguration of Shams 1, a 100 MW solar thermal plant, is a major milestone in the development and deployment of renewable energy in the Middle East.
Masdar, along with its partners, today launched Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, partnered with French energy company Total and Spain’s energy infrastructure company Abengoa. The 100 MW solar thermal project will power thousands of homes in the United Arab Emirates and displace approximately 175,000 tons of CO₂ per year. The 600 MUS$ project took three years to build.
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Located in the UAE’s Western Region, in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, Shams 1 was designed and developed by Shams Power Company, a joint venture between Masdar (60 percent), Total (20 percent) and Abengoa Solar (20 percent). With the addition of Shams 1, Masdar’s renewable energy portfolio accounts for almost 68 percent of the Gulf’s renewable energy capacity and nearly 10 percent of the world’s installed CSP capacity.
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Covering an area of 2.5 km², or 285 football fields, Shams 1 generates electricity to power 20,000 homes in the UAE. Also, because solar power is generated during peak demand, the UAE is able to reduce the need for “peak shaving” generators, which are expensive and idle most of the year.
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Incorporating the latest in parabolic trough technology, Shams 1 features more than 258,000 mirrors mounted on 768 tracking parabolic trough collectors. By concentrating heat from direct sunlight onto oil-filled pipes, Shams 1produces steam, which drives a turbine and generates electricity. In addition, the solar project uses a booster to heat steam as it enters the turbine to dramatically increase the cycle’s efficiency. The project also includes a dry-cooling system that significantly reduces water consumption – a critical advantage in the arid desert of western Abu Dhabi.
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"The Shams -1 concentrating solar power plant, with 100 megawatts of power output capacity, will be operational in 2012. Abengoa Solar and Total will own and operate the Shams-1 project in a joint venture with Masdar.
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追加情報(2014/10/17)
・Masdar Energy : Shams 1
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"Shams 1 CSP Plant Quick Facts
Among the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world
Land area: 2.5 Km2
Installed capacity: 100 megawatt
Displaces approximately 175,000 tons of CO₂ annually
Solar field will consist of 768 parabolic trough collectors
Construction commenced in June 2010 at Madinat Zayed, 120 kilometres from Abu Dhabi
Plant set to go online in 2013
For more information, visit: www.shamspower.ae"
先週からCOP18(第18回 気候変動枠組条約締約国会議)が開催されている、中東カタールで、太陽エネルギーに関する実証実験サイトの開所式が行われました。これは、２０２２年に開催されるFIFA ワールドカップまでに、カタールの科学と技術の発展に、とりわけ再生可能エネルギーの分野で世界にアピールする体制作りを目指すという目標のもとに進められている国家プロジェクトの一環です。今回オープンしたのは、シェブロン・エネルギー Chevron Energy の協力のもとに進められている、カタール・ソーラー実証実験所 Qatar’s Solar Test Facilityです。結晶系太陽電池、薄膜化合物系の太陽電池アレイが20種銘柄集められ、さらには集光式太陽電池も設備されています。合計で、200kWpの太陽電池の実証試験場です。
"The sun glinted brilliantly off an array of deep blue solar panels today as Qatar took its first step into a solar-powered future.
Before a gathering of foreign dignitaries, industry experts, and journalists, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser pressed the ‘start’ button on a futuristic transparent touch screen, officially launching Qatar’s Solar Test Facility.
A joint venture of Chevron Energy Solutions, the Qatari firm GreenGulf, and the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), the facility is designed to test the performance of solar technologies under Qatar’s harsh climatic conditions.
While the many days of sunshine experienced in desert ecosystems can be a boon to solar power, the dust and heat in such areas are not. Dust alone can decrease the efficiency of photovoltaic panels by as much as 40 per cent.
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さらに、カタールではこの Qatar’s Solar Test Facilityを皮切りに、今後、カタールの先端科学技術を集積した特区の建設を開始するとのことです。カタールでは、Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP).と名づけられた先端技術集積地域開発が進められており、それは巨大な町を一から創造する巨大プロジェクトだということです。その中で、今回のソーラーエネルギーへの取り組みはカタールの”豊富な太陽”を生かして研究資源を投入する大きなテーマの一つといえそうです。
さらに、これは第一ステップで、2020年までには1800MWpの規模のソーラーエネルギーの開発も視野に開発を進め、2030年には再生可能エネルギーにより、全エネルギーの20%をまかなう計画を、他の中東のサウジアラビア Saudi Arabia、ドバイ Dubai、そしてアブダビ Abu Dhabi とも協力しながら実施していくということです。
産油国、産油地域で始まる脱化石燃料の歩みの計画と速度には、わが国もあわせていく必要があります。これは、大きな指標になります。
" Valle 1 and Valle 2 will produce 320 GWh per year
Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Masdar - Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company and SENER - the Spanish engineering and construction firm, announced today at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi that the Valle 1 and Valle 2 plants - two identical 50 MW parabolic trough plants, located in Cadiz, in the South of Spain, have commenced commissioning on January 2012. The plants are equipped with thermal storage which will allow them to continue to produce power, even when there is no solar radiation, for up to 7.5 hours.
In October 2011, under the patronage of His Majesty the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, Torresol Energy officially inaugurated Gemasolar in Fuentes de Andalucia, Spain.
The Gemasolar facility represented a significant breakthrough in the global solar industry and an important new field of cooperation between Spain and the UAE.
The announcement was made during a press conference held by the President of Torresol Energy, Enrique Sendagorta; the General Manager of Torresol Energy, Alvaro Lorente; the Director of Masdar Power, Frank Wouters; the Acting Chief Operating Officer of Masdar, Trevor Nash; and the President and CEO of SENER, Jorge Sendagorta.
Construction on Valle 1 and Valle 2 began in December 2009, and was completed in December 2011. In January 2012 the plants were connected to Spanish national grid for commercial operations. Roughly 4,500 workers worked over 2,700,000 hours to build and launch the twin projects during the two construction years.
Each of the plants will produce 160 GWh of power per year, equivalent to the amount of power consumed by 40,000 households.
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" Valle 1 and Valle 2 are two adjacent solar plants that generate electricity by means of cylindrical-parabolic collectors.
Characteristics of Valle 1 and Valle 2:
Rated electrical power per plant: 50 MW
Net electrical production expected per plant: 160 GWh/year
Solar field: 510,000 m2 of SENERtroughR cylindrical-parabolic collectors
Heat storage system: each plant has a heat storage system with seven hours' capacity.
シャープは、イタリアのエネル・グリーン・パワー社と設立したの現地合弁会社Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy S.r.l.(ESSE)による、初めての5MWの太陽光発電所を建設したことを発表しました。同ESSE社により、欧州、中東、アフリカへの足がかりを得、2016年末までに累計500MW以上の太陽光発電プロジェクトを推進するということです。
" シャープおよびエネル・グリーン・パワー社※1(以下、EGP)が2010年7月に設立した太陽光独立発電事業(IPP※2)の合弁会社「Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy S.r.l.(以下、ESSE)」が手掛ける太陽光発電所の第一号案件が、この度南イタリアのカラブリア州アルトモンテ市セラジュメンタ地区において建設完工しましたので、お知らせいたします。
※2 IPP(INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER)とは、発電施設を設置して発電した電気を販売すること。
※3 欧州を代表する半導体メーカー。1987年に設立。
＜太陽光発電所の概要＞
■ 事業主：Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy S.r.l
■ 所在地：イタリア共和国カラブリア州アルトモンテ市セラジュメンタ地区
■ 設置容量：5MW
■ 設置面積：12ha
＜Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy S.r.l. の概要＞
■ 社名：Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy S.r.l.
■ 所在地：イタリア共和国ラツィオ州ローマ市
■ 設立日：2010年7月22日
■ 出資比率：EGP 50％、シャープ 40％、シャープエレクトロニクスイタリア※4 10％
■ 事業内容：太陽光発電所の設計、建設、運営
■ 発電所予定地：地中海地域を中心とした欧州、中東、アフリカ
■ 発電所規模：2016年末までに累計500MW以上
