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Meet the world\u2019s largest solar thermal plant: <\/strong>State-owned mining company Ma\u2019aden and American renewables developer GlassPoint<\/a> have revealed the plans for the first phase of project development for their solar thermal energy (STE) power plant in Ras Al Khair, Zawya<\/a> reports, citing a statement. An agreement was inked in 2022<\/a>, and the companies expect to break ground<\/a> on the project this year.<\/p>\n

REFRESHER- <\/strong>STE converts radiant solar energy into heat to be repurposed for power generation, according to research published in Science Direct<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The details:<\/strong> The first stage of the project \u2014 which aims to decarbonize Ma\u2019aden\u2019s aluminum supply chain \u2014 will use GlassPoint\u2019s Uunify storage system<\/a> to generate steam that will power Ma\u2019aden\u2019s Alumina refinery at Ras al Khair, the statement notes. The first phase couldsave the company some 12 mn British thermal units of natural gas each year while offsetting some 600k tons of carbon emissions, it says.<\/p>\n

Part of a much wider venture: <\/strong>When fully operational, the 1.5 GWth plant \u2014 named Ma\u2019aden<\/a>Solar 1<\/a> \u2014 will span 7 square kilometers. The project is set to mitigate 10% of Ma\u2019aden\u2019s annual emissions \u2013 the equivalent of taking nearly 130k cars off the road. <\/p>\n

Ma\u2019aden is on a push to slash its footprint: <\/strong>The company recently signed an agreement with the Saudi Investment Recycling Company to expand its aluminum repurposing capacity in a bid to meet its environmental and decarbonization targets, the company said<\/a>. <\/p>\n

GlassPoint is building a good book of business here: <\/strong>Back in October, GlassPoint signed<\/a>an agreement<\/a> with the Investment Ministry to build a solar-powered manufacturing facility in the Eastern Province that will offset the release of 200k tons of carbon emissions each year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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