Each MW of concentrated solar power can replace each MW of natural gas and achieve the decarbonization of the electricit
Each MW of solar thermal power can replace each MW of gas and achieve a total transition of the electricity sector, which would imply the substitution of current natural gas plants, as can be seen from the study carried out by Protermosolar...
Vast Solar gains partner for solar methanol export
Vast Solar has executed a letter of intent (LOI) with German energy company Mabanaft GmbH Co. KG for potential offtake and equity investment in Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), Vasts world-first green methanol demonstration plant. Vast is a concentr...
Pros and Cons of Concentrated Solar Power
In the previous article, I described the essential principles of thermosolar technology or concentrated solar power (CSP). In this article, I analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this technology in order to understand what factors hi...
CSNP 100MW Parabolic Trough CSP plant exceeded the design value in generation
As the largest parabolic trough CSP plant in China and one of the first batch of national CSP demonstration projects, CSNP 100MW/1000MWh Parabolic Trough CSP project have created multiple world records, e.g. for the fastest in molten salt m...
The power generation of Qinghai Gonghe 50MW CSP Plant reached a new high
Recently, according to the latest statistics of POWERCHINA RENEWABLE ENERGY CO.,LTD, the cumulative power generation of its Qinghai Gonghe 50MW CSP Project reached 6,909MWh in April, 2023, and refreshing the record of monthly power generati...
Why heat-recovery for solar reactors matters
In this solar technology, highly concentrated solar energy directly heats a solar reactor and drives a thermochemical process, using carbon dioxide and water as the raw materials to produce syngas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide....
Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park enhances UAE’s stature as renewable energy pioneer
The UAE is a pioneering country in developing the renewable and clean energy sector and finding alternatives to conventional energy sources. The country is continuing its efforts to achieve its objectives for the next 50 years, which includ...
Oxygen fix for high-temperature molten-salt degradation (and corrosion) at 620°C
The molten salt mixture deployed in todays commercial CSP plants for thermal energy storage is liquid at 565C and degrades at higher temperatures. Yet higher temperatures would increase thermal efficiency. So how can we develop a molten sal...
Vast Solar: A Concentrated Solar Power Breakthrough for Utilities of the Future
IEA forecasts deployment of up to 430GW of new Concentrated Solar Power capacity globally by 2050 for on-grid applications alone. Vast Solar going public via a merger with Nabors Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: NETC). NETC is the only SPAC f...
Combining concentrated solar power with thermal storage to avoid wasting energy
In sunny locations, solar power can sometimes produce too much electricity for the grid. Australian company RayGen hopes to solve this problem by combining its hi-tech solar systems with thermal storage, asRichard Stevensonreports. Hybrid h...
100MW Concentrated Solar Power Tower operating in 700MW DEWA project in Dubai
ACWA Power has announced the commercial operation of the worlds tallest concentrated solar power tower at its Noor Energy 1 project in Dubai. View of power block at the base of the Tower portion of the 950 MW DEWA project IMAGE@ACWA Power T...
Redstone Concentrated Solar Power Project in South Africa to start operations in 2024
Construction is currently in progress at the Redstone Concentrated Solar Power Project, which is situated in the Humansrus Solar Park, in the Northern Cape, between Tsanstabane and Kgatelopele. 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity will be adde...
Two Chinese pilot Concentrated Solar Power projects report monthly generating records
619MWh Daily Generation Power ChinaGonghe 50MW TowerCSP Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project, after the single-day power generation reached 572,000 kWh on March 9, 2023, the single-day p...
U.S. funding announced for innovative concentrated solar power projects
The Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2023 funding opportunity will award $6.5 million for seedling RD projects that focus on innovative and novel ideas in photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). Announced by the U.S....
Oman weighs Concentrated Solar Power project at Duqm
A first-of-its-kind Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is envisioned for development near Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate as part of Omans pivot away from gas-powered electricity generation to renewables-based sources. The initiative, subj...