On November 18th, 2011 General Electric Company (GE, Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.) announced that the government of Turkey has approved the expansion of a hybrid power plant featuring natural gas generation, wind turbines and concentrating solar power (CSP) technology to 1.08 GW.
The announcement of the approval to expand the Dervish Integrated Renewables Combined Cycle (IRCC) plant came at an event where MetCap Energy Investments (Istanbul, Turkey) announced that it will invest in these and another GE natural gas generation project, Project Eurostar.
"Projects such as Eurostar and Dervish will help to light up Istanbul and Turkey," said MetCap Energy Investments Chair Dr. Celal Metin.
"They are further evidence that the MetCap-GE alliance can create growth opportunities to deliver leading technology to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere in the world. Working together, we will set a new standard for the efficient integration of natural gas and renewable energy."
Dervish plant to feature eSolar technology
The initial phase of the Dervish plant in Karaman, Turkey was announced in June 2011. GE notes that the Dervish plant features its FlexEfficiency technology, which allows the integration of wind and solar power with natural gas generation.
The Dervish plant will include 50 MW of eSolar power tower CSP technology, gas turbines, a steam turbine and 22 MW of wind turbines.
eSolar Inc.'s (Burbank, California, U.S.) solar power tower design is comprised of a field of mirrors (heliostats) that concentrate sunlight onto a central receiver to heat a fluid, the heat from which is used to power a turbine. GE holds a license agreement with eSolar for exclusive use of its technology globally.
GE states that the approval by the Turkish government may allow for a second hybrid plant utilizing natural gas generation and eSolar's CSP technology.
Source: Solar Server
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