Rioglass Solar Bags Contract For World’s Largest CSP Plant

Rioglass Solar has announced that it has bagged Dubai 600 MWe CSP Project Order for Both Parabolic Trough Receiver Tubes and Mirrors with Abengoa Energía and Shanghai Electric.

The record-breaking Dubai 700 MW CSP + 250 MW PV Hybrid Project Noor Energy 1, developed by Acwa Power in close collaboration with DEWA, Shanghai Electric Group Corporation as EPC, and Abengoa Energía as solar field technology provider, will employ the Rioglass Solar tempered mirror and solar receiver technologies.

Rioglass Solar has acknowledged the confidence of the project partners and the largest order in its history in terms of megawatt power as well as in volume of products. Rioglass Solar will deliver its high-performing PTR 90-4G receiver tubes and 8.2 Parabolic Trough mirrors based on its notable track record and its high-quality proven product development and manufacturing capabilities. It will supply these products of all three parabolic trough CSP units, each providing 200 MWe totaling 600 MWe, for the largest Parabolic Trough CSP project in the world. When accomplished, the solar complex will provide clean energy to more than 320.000 homes in Dubai, while plummeting carbon emissions by 1,6 million tons per year.