The Shams 1 Solar Energy Center
These 258,000 mirrors comprise the core of the largest operational concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in the world, providing heat for 100 MW of solar generation, coupled with 50 MW of natural gas generation.
Concentrated solar thermal powers oil-rich Gulf emirate
The world's biggest thermal solar power plant has gone online in oil-rich Abu Dhabi. Shams 1 is the first plant of its kind in a desert region, providing power for thousands of homes.
MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world’s largest concentrating solar thermal power plant
The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, "Shams 1", was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week.
Shams 1 site visit announced for MENASOL 2013 in May
Attendees of the MENASOL 2013 conference (14-15 May, Dubai) will be given the opportunity to visit the recently commissioned Shams 1 CSP plant on May 16 in Abu Dhabi.
Women’s Solar Seminar 2013 taking place for the second time at MENASOL 2013
In association with MENASOL 2013, CSP Today and PV Insider have announced they will host this year’s Women’s Solar Seminar in Dubai.
Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
The Shams 1 project has three main partners - the UAE sustainable technology firm Masdar, the Spanish concentrated solar power company Abengoa Solar, and the French-energy giant Total.
Concentrated solar power plant Shams-1 built to be formally inaugurated on Sunday
The concentrating solar power plant at Madinat Zayed is scheduled to be formally inaugurated on Sunday.
Concentrating solar power: Masdar to inaugurate Shams 1 plant on March 17th, 2013
Masdar has revealed that the Shams 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant will be inaugurated and commissioned on March 17th, 2013.
Shams 1 Concentrating Solar Power project to be opened on March 17
Shams 1 will be one of the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world.