Morocco's Noor 3 CSP plant undergoes forced downtime until Nov
The 150-MW Noor III concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Morocco is expected to be offline until November 2024 following a leakage in the hot molten salt tank, majority owner ACWA Power Co ( TADAWUL:2082 ) said this week. Below the mirro...
Efficiency boost and time saver for heavy industries
Eco-Tech Ceram from France is about to commission its third commercial high temperature storage tank solution at Wienerberger, a brick and tile producer south of Paris. There, two Eco-Stock units with 2.3 MWh each save waste heat from the o...
Sand Batteries provide heat to district heating networks in Finland
Polar Night Energy is the only manufacturer with a solid-particle storage system among the companies of the survey with a commercial project. The company from Finland promotes its storage system under the brand name Sand Battery, as the ves...
Heat storage market is getting hotter
Among the high-temperature storage solution providers that have reached an advanced stage in terms of commercialization are also Brenmiller from Israel and Rondo Energy from the USA. Brenmiller,
Energy systems capacity planning under high renewable penetration considering concentrating solar power
Abstract: With the rapid development of renewable generation and the promotion of Clean Heating, the uncertainty of renewables as well as rising energy demand has posed significant problems to the energy systems economical and flexible oper...
Power China has begun construction of the world’s only 200MW Tower CSP
In something of an experiment, Power China Northwest is building their new Tower CSP in western Haixi at 200 MW twice the normal 100 MW. Here; Power Chinas first project; Gonghe 50 MW tower CSP in Qinghai Province. Tower CSP is typically bu...
International Training of Renewable Energy
01Background In order to deepen the cooperation between China and other developing countries in the field of sustainable development and jointly improve the development level of renewable energy technologies in developing countries, Interna...
Feasibility study: Economic and technical analysis of optimal configuration and operation of a hybrid CSP/PV/wind power
Abstract: In this study, a hybrid photovoltaic-wind-concentrated solar power renewable energy system and two cogeneration models are proposed. Evaluation criteria are employed, including the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and the loss of p...
Incorporation of CaZrO₃ into calcium-based heat carriers for efficient solar thermochemical energy storage
Abstract Calcium-based materials (CaCO₃/CaO) have shown significant potential for use in thermochemical energy storage systems for concentrated solar power generation due to their low-cost, high-energy storage efficiency, and operational ...
Experimental screening of metal nitrides hydrolysis for green ammonia synthesis via solar thermochemical looping
Abstract: Ammonia is a fundamental chemical commodity for fertilizers and as a novel energy vector. Solar-driven ammonia synthesis is proposed as a sustainable alternative to the catalytic energy-intensive and CO ₂ -emitting Haber-Bosch p...
German industries to be paid to switch to low-carbon processes via CCfDs
News source: Hydrogen Insight Industrial users can bid for subsidies to switch to green H₂ or other low-emissions technology Germanys government has launched the first 4bn ($4.4bn) bidding round of its estimated 50bn Carbon Contracts for ...
The world's largest solar tower CSP project started construction
Recently, Northwest Engineering Corporation Limited announced that the 200MW solar tower CSP project officially started the construction in Delingha that is undertaken by POWERCHINA NORTHWEST as a EPC contractor and invested by CGN New Energy.
Over 50% of India’s renewables tender to be concentrated solar thermal
Indias CSP tender described by Ajay Kumar Sinha, AGM of Contracts Procurement at SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) India has carved out an unprecedented percentage to come from concentrated solar thermal technologies in its planned r...
Solar Thermochemical Production of Syngas from H₂O and C
Published at Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research Solar Thermochemical Production of Syngas from H 2 ₂ O and CO ₂ ─Experimental Parametric Study, Control, and Automation Abstract: We report on an experimental parametric study per...
Spain, one of the most attractive countries to develop thermal storage
News Source: El Periodico de la Energia It is estimated that by 2030, these technologies could electrify up to 8% of current global gas consumption, which would translate into a 2% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions. In a world in...