Among the larger CSP projects are the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility (392 MW) in the United States which uses solar power tower technology without thermal energy storage. In the MENA region, the Ouarzazate Solar Power Station came online in Morocco in 2017
It combines trough and tower in three sections for a total of 510 MW with several hours of energy storage
Morocco began its second large CSP project at Midelt as of mid 2019, at 800 MW, with 5 hours of thermal energy storage daily, and combining trough CSP and PV It was bid in mid-2019 at just $70/MWh the lowest price CSP to date
The DEWA project in Dubai, under construction in 2020, held the world record for lowest CSP price in 2017 at $73 per MWh for its 700 MW combined trough and tower project; 600 MW of trough, 100 MW of tower with 15 hours of thermal energy storage daily
It combines trough and tower in three sections for a total of 510 MW with several hours of energy storage
Morocco began its second large CSP project at Midelt as of mid 2019, at 800 MW, with 5 hours of thermal energy storage daily, and combining trough CSP and PV It was bid in mid-2019 at just $70/MWh the lowest price CSP to date
The DEWA project in Dubai, under construction in 2020, held the world record for lowest CSP price in 2017 at $73 per MWh for its 700 MW combined trough and tower project; 600 MW of trough, 100 MW of tower with 15 hours of thermal energy storage daily
