Solar thermal tech firm , SUNCNIM , is set to build and operate the world ’s first ever Fresnel lens - based solar thermodynamic plant in Llo , in the Pyrenees , Spain . The plant will have the ability to store four hours of energy , be able to generate 9 MWe from its 153,000 m² surface area and will deliver renewable power to the EDF grid . “The plant will be the world’s first in terms of technology. SUNCNIM is a subsidiary of CNIM , from a joint - venture with the Bpifrance ’s “ ##érie de Projets Industriels .
Solar thermal tech firm , SUNCNIM , is set to build and operate the world ’s first ever Fresnel lens - based solar thermodynamic plant in Llo , in the Pyrenees , Spain . The plant will have the ability to store four hours of energy , be able to generate 9 MWe from its 153,000 m² surface area and will deliver renewable power to the EDF grid . SUNCNIM is a subsidiary of CNIM , from a joint - venture with the Bpifrance ’s “ ##érie de Projets Industriels .