WannabeSolarSparky Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I have potential access to funds for a utility/grid scale solar farm. If you know anyone who is proficient/ubderstanding of/at designing and or project managing a full utility scale system (25MW+) and having a full understanding of the regulatory requirements then please let them contact me here on the forum, or pm me for contact number/email. Preferably someone from WC or Gauteng. Ideally would suit a retired electrical engineer/project manager who is looking for something exciting to keep busy with NOTE: THIS IS NOT A JOB OFFER FOR JOB SEEKERS. Best regards Morne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve87 Posted Monday at 07:31 Share Posted Monday at 07:31 Hi @WannabeSolarSparkyPM sent... WannabeSolarSparky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Meerkat Posted Monday at 09:54 Share Posted Monday at 09:54 You may want to do more homework, what kind of solar are you looking at? Ideally this would probably best fit, but has very little to do with home PV solar. On Gurgle Earth, you can see other similar setups around this neck of the woods... the prime issue as per Wikipedia.org... Energy storage One remarkable feature of the plant is the large energy storage capability. It is the world’s first commercial utility-scale CSP plant to have more than nine hours of storage, which provide the ability to deliver power well after sunset or when power demand is highest, effectively making it a peaking power plant. Bokpoort CSP Owners led by ACWA Power International (Saudi Arabia) describes this system as the largest thermal storage system ever built for a CSP plant of its size and capacity. The Bokpoort thermal energy storage consists out of one hot and one cold storage tank (each 40 m diameter and 14 m height) filled with 39,100 tons of environmental friendly molten salt (potassium and sodium nitrate). Just plain PV is not of value, without storage and if you're looking a 25+MWh and then some, PV just is not a viable option, since the storage would be problematic at best... Just my 5cents worth... If I were Eksdom, I would only allow feed in, from plants that can provide energy when peak demand is there, which likely will be when the sun isn't exactly high in the sky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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