Improved “Solar Thermochemical” process captures 40% of the sun’s heat to produce Green Hydrogen
The U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal to make green hydrogen domestically at $1 per kilogram by 2030. Current costs range from $3 to $8 and none of it is being done at scale.Getting the cost of green hydrogen down is a serious concer...
UAE’s leading clean energy hub: Al Maktoum solar park and innovation center spotlight ahead of COP28
As the global focus intensifies on sustainable solutions and climate action with the impending COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Parkat Dubaiemerges as a shining example of the nations commitment to...
Generating and storing sustainable energy is the holy grail
Transmission lines have fallout. Battery farms are expensive. Repeating Snowy II is out of the question. But there is a simple solution to generating and storing sustainable energy for overnight electricity. And country businesses are takin...
Elevating the Potential of Concentrated Solar Power Heat Storage in Australia
The future of sustainable energy in Australia lies in finding cost-effective solutions to generate and store electricity overnight. The need for reliable energy sources in rural areas and the impending retirement of coal-fired power station...
Heliogen Announces Semifinalist Position in DOE Heliostat Prize
Innovative wireless heliostat project Heliogen, Inc. (Heliogen) (OTCQX: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, today announced its selection as one of nine semifinalists in the U.S. Department of Ener...
Innergex buys remaining stake in 34 MW concentrated solar power plant in Chile
Denmarks Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) announced on Friday that it has sold the 45% stake it held in the 34-MW Pampa Elvira Solar thermal plant in Chile to Canadas Innergex Renewable Energy. Innergex, which already owned 55...
Methane pyrolysis with liquid metals in a bubble column reactor to generate green hydrogen and carbon
Using a bubble column reactor at Karlsruher Institut fr Technologie, the Liquid Metal Laboratory team is working on producing hydrogen from methane, the cheapest method, but without CO2 emissions the problem with the cheapest method. The ma...
ACWA Power gets greenlight to begin operations of Phase 2 of Dubai’s Noor Energy 1 project
ACWA Power announced that it has received the initial commercial operation certificate from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to operate the second phase of the Noor Energy 1 independent power project. The Noor Energy project, toute...
Future-oriented climate planning led to China prioritizing Concentrated Solar Power
Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the first batch of methodologies for four voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction projects: afforestation carbon sequestration, grid-connected solar thermal power generation, grid...
Empowering South Africa with Concentrated Solar Power
Within just two years, the largest clean energy power plant ofSouth Africahas emerged out of nothing on the vast wilderness in Northern Cape. It is the 100MWRedstone concentrated solar thermal power plant constructed by POWERCHINA inSouth A...
Future looks bright for Concentrated Solar Power as decarbonisation focus shifts beyond 2030
A new report from the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute shows that concentrated solar power has a major role to play in cost-effectively decarbonising electricity, industry and fuels over the short- and long-term. Image: CSIRO Oct...
US Department of Energy Announces Heliostat Prize Semifinalists
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nine semifinalists for the American-Made Heliostat Prize , a three-contest challenge designed to accelerate technology innovation of selected heliostat components. The nine semifinalists ...
The Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis
Recalling the meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Joseph R. Biden in Bali, Indonesia, China and the United States reaffirm their commitment to work jointly and together with other countries to address the climate crisis. In t...
Heliogen Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial and Operational Results
Heliogen, Inc. (Heliogen) (OTCQB: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, today provided its third quarter 2023 financial and operational results. Third Quarter 2023 Highlights $73 million contracted r...
Aussie scientists hit milestone in concentrated solar power
They heated ceramic particles to a blistering 1450 F by dropping them through a beam of concentrated sunlight. A breakthrough at a concentrated solar power facility in Australia could help transform solar energy in the future. The challenge...