Israel Will Soon Have World’s Tallest CSP Solar Tower

January 30th, 2017 by Saurabh

Originally published on CleanTechies.

Israel will soon have the world’s tallest solar power tower, giving a massive boost to the country’s renewable energy efforts.

The solar power tower project will be part of the Ashalim solar power complex which will host a total of four projects, all based on different power generation technologies. Three of the projects at the solar power complex have already been allocated. These include the 110 megawatt concentrated solar power project based on parabolic trough reflectors, a solar PV project and the 121 megawatt concentrated solar project based on power tower technology. A fourth solar project is scheduled to come up later.

The three allocated projects will have a combined generation capacity of 250 megawatts, while the fourth project will take the cumulative capacity up to 310 megawatts.

To set up the solar tower project, BrightSource Energy has partnered with General Electric and NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund. General Electric will be responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction of the project, while BrightSource Energy will provide the solar field technology.

More than 50,000 reflectors equipped with dual-axis tracking technology will be installed in the solar field. These mirrors (or heliostats) will reflect the sunlight to the central solar tower with a height of 250 meters, the highest in the world.

The 121 megawatt project is expected to be commissioned later this year. The project will generate enough electricity to meet the power demand of 120,000 homes. The project will also help offset 110,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year.

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