SOLAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

摘要

ABB has signed an agreement with FG Emvelo to develop concentrating solar power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in Northern Cape province, South Africa. FG Emvelo recently acquired a 340 km2 site for the plants, which will use the ABB-Novatec Solar technology, which the company claims reduces the need for land by 40% and water by 80%. Novatec Solar, in which ABB recently acquired a 35% stake, uses a solar boiler for direct steam generation based on linear Fresnel technology.