REFERENCES

FichtnerSolar performs the feasibility study for a 200 MWe solar thermal parabolic trough power plant in Australia.

For MASDAR's plans to construct a solar thermal power plant in Abu Dhabi of up to 100 MWe. The FichtnerSolar services include:

• feasibility study
• conceptual design
• tender specifications
• tendering
• tender clarification
• bid evaluation and
• contract award negotiations

The FichtnerSolar services for the solar island of the ISCC Yazd include:

• Conceptual Design
• Technical specification, bid evaluation and contract negotiations
• Supervision of detail design, fabrication, construction, erection, commissioning and operation during the defect liability period of the solar collector field, the heat transfer fluid system, the solar heat exchangers, the electrical system and the I&C system

The solar portion of the integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) power plant will increase the capacity of the steam turbine up to 17 MWe at site conditions.

FichtnerSolar is designated expert of this initiative, in charge of developing innovative market strategies with the goal to bring about dramatic reductions in the cost of electricity generated from Solar Electric Technologies.

Client: GEF / KfW / UNEP / SEPA

FichtnerSolar was assigned with the responsibility of Independent Engineer for the following phases:

• Technical due diligence
• Construction monitoring
• Performance test monitoring
• Operations monitoring until final performance test
• Monitoring final performance test and verification of project completion

FichtnerSolar services:

• Conceptual design
• Preparation of specification and tender documents
• Evaluation of the bids from the EPC Contractors
• Contract negotiation and preparation of contract documents
• Project management during construction, commissioning and operation during warranty period

FichtnerSolar services:

• Conceptual design
• Preparation of specification and tender documents
• Evaluation of the bids from the EPC Contractors
• Contract negotiation and preparation of contract documents
• Project management during construction, commissioning and operation during warranty period

• Feasibility study
• Conceptual design
• Preparation of specification and tender documents
• Prequalification of EPC cum O&M contractors
• Review of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

FichtnerSolar is engineering partner in the Consortium to design, construct and operate in a commercial basis this first of a kind Solar Central Receiver Power Plant producing electricity in a grid connected mode.

Development of an solar process heat pilot plant for medium temperature (180°C). FichtnerSolar services include

• Investigation of Egyptian industry to reduce process heat consumption and to supply part of it by solar generated process heat
• Feasibility study for solar pilot plant
• Conceptual design
• Specification and tender documents
• Bid evaluation and contract negotiation
• Supervision during fabrication, construction, commissioning and the initial operation
• Information dissemination and development of a promotion and marketing concept

For the Solar Thermal Power Station with a rankine steam cycle and parabolic trough collectors to be located on the island of Crete, the following services were provided by FichtnerSolar:

• Pre-project planning, conceptual engineering and permit engineering Drawing up tender documents
• Project development
• Establishment, management and coordination of the THESEUS A.E. project company

FichtnerSolar participated in the Group of Experts to prepare a recommendation to set up a solar thermal power plant in a developing country.

• Development and realization of a demonstration plant
• Test operation with optimization and verification phase in Almeria, Spain
• Parameters of the demonstration plant:
  • air receiver: 3,0 MW, 700°C
  • thermal storage: 1.8 MWh
  • Benson boiler: 45 bar, 340°C

FichtnerSolar provided the concept optimization and design of the test rig for investigating the flow processes in a solar parabolic trough collector with direct steam generation as well as the behavior of high-temperature heat storage facilities

FichtnerSolar prepared a feasibility study for the first large scale solar rankine cycle power plant to be erected in India in the 30 - 80 MWe range.

This study covered

• an investigation of the Indian power scenario
• the evaluation of various potential sites
• the selection of the most suited solar energy technology
• the optimization of plant parameters
• performance evaluation
• investigation of potential suppliers
• cost estimate
• determination of ecological benefits
• determination of organizational concepts
• devising a strategy to introduce solar energy on a large scale into the Indian power scenario

FichtnerSolar was leader of an international consortium to determine the final technical concept, the basic parameters, the site, the organizational concept for building as well as for operating the commercial demonstration 30 MWe solar power plant of the central receiver technology (solar tower) to be located in Jordan.

As the next step the volumetric air receiver, a key component of this technology has been developed further by an international consortium under the leadership of FichtnerSolar.

FichtnerSolar was awarded with the overall systems engineering and the preparation of the process and instrumentation diagrams for the complete installation and with engineering during plant erection.

FichtnerSolar prepared the project documentation for the Hysolar-Project, the Joint Saudi-Arabian-German Research Project to produce hydrogen from solar photovoltaic electricity.

FichtnerSolar participated in the conceptual and detail design.

FichtnerSolar provided the conceptual engineering of the steam generator for the 70 kW solar power plant.

For the 500 kWe Solar Tower Power Plant and the 500 kWe Solar Parabolic Trough Power Plant FichtnerSolar provided:

• Conceptual engineering
• expert support during the design
• compiling operating manuals as well as site supervision during construction
• erection
• commissioning
• acceptance measurements
• trial operation and technical support during the warranty period for the steam cycle and the sodium cycle