Middle East and North Africa Concentrating Solar Power Knowledge & Innovation Program

Concentrating Solar for Power and Heat

TAKING PLACE ONLINE ON APRIL 1-2, 2020

This final workshop of the World Bank’s Middle East & North Africa Concentration Solar Power Knowledge & Innovation Program will summarize the results of the Program’s activities over the past three years, provide an update on the roles concentrating solar and thermal storage technologies can play in meeting national energy strategies, and evaluate options for design, financing and implementation of future investments.

Join this event from your office or home by registering on the right-hand side. You will receive an email with access URL and codes.

 DAY 2 – APRIL 2 

11:00 to 15:20 CET – CONCENTRATING SOLAR HEAT FOR INDUSTRY

  • CSH for Industry: National Perspectives
  • Opportunities and Challenges for Commercial and Industrial Users of Heat
  • Lessons Learnt from Integrating CSH into Existing Production Lines
  • Financing Mechanisms to Bring CSH to Market

 DAY 1 – APRIL 1 

11:00 to 16:40 CET – CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER WITH THERMAL STORAGE

  • Evolving role of CSP in the National Power Systems
  • CSP Project Development Best Practice
  • Best Practice in Financing CSP Projects
  • Dispatchable Solar: Complementarity of CSP, Thermal Storage, PV and Batteries
  • The Way Forward for Concentrated Solar Power in MENA

 DAY 2 – APRIL 2 

11:00 to 15:00 CET – CSP TECHNICAL SESSIONS

  • What is driving Cost Reductions in CSP?
  • Structuring and Financing CSP Projects
  • Getting a Return on Energy Storage Investments
  • Reducing Technology Risks in CSP Development and Operations

 

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