The event will bring together leading technical experts throughout the CSP industry and will tackle the immediate roadblocks faced in the design, engineering and operation of large-scale CSP plants, its promoter, CSP Today, says.
“The CSP industry in the United States is poised for massive growth and development in 2012; however, there are technical challenges that need to be addressed, which means that fast action is required,” said Jack Ahearne, global events director at CSP Today.
“This event was created to provide solutions to the design, engineering and operation of large-scale plants, to secure CSPs place in the emerging renewable energy economy in the US,” he said.
Among the companies that are participating are NextEra Energy Resources, Abengoa Solar, Brightsource, Bechtel, Abener, Albiasa Solar, Siemens, Fluor, and Flasol.
Items to be discussed are plant design and layout considerations for 100MW+ projects; new generation plant modelling; cooling technology – efficiency vs. cost; critical balance of plant component selection and integration for reduced LCOE; innovation in storage technologies; successful project execution and operations and maintenance.
The event organizers have recently announced that Bechtel and Siemens are sponsoring the conference.
Bechtel will use their expertise to give an exclusive case study on the design and integration of Ivanpah, the world’s largest power tower project, whilst Siemens will be sharing their knowledge in power block innovations for super-scale CSP.
Other sponsors of the summit include Fluor and Sun to Market Solutions in the focused CSP exhibition area.
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