Engineers India Invites Bids for Concentrated Solar Power Technology Systems
Engineers India (EIL), a government-run company, has issued a tender inviting bids from domestic and foreign companies that supply Concentrated Solar Technology (CST) systems for balance of project services. The bidding process closes on Ma...
Fans of concentrating solar power have weathered a storm of criticism over the years, but the dream just won’t die. The.
The U.S. Department of Energy celebrated the groundbreaking of its Generation 3 concentrating solar-thermal pilot facility at Sandia National Laboratories. This demonstration is the culmination of a $100 million research effort to develop n...
New Mexico will host a new concentrated solar power plant that could kill coal, gas, and nuclear energy all at once
Fans of concentrating solar power have weathered a storm of criticism over the years, but the dream just wont die. They speak of a 100-megawatt facility that can deliver electricity 24/7, just like a nuclear power plant but without the risk...
Sandia breaks ground on its Gen-3 particle-based Concentrated Solar Power tech demo
The pilot at Sandia will demonstrate its next-generation high-temperature concentrated solar technology that can be used for energy storage, power production, industrial process heat, or solar fuel production. Among the challenges addressed...
Industrial Thermal Energy Storage
Industrial Thermal Energy Storage Supporting the transition to decarbonise industry Industrial Thermal Energy Storage Supporting the transition to decarbonise industry Authors: Hanne Kauko, SINTEF Alexis Sevault, SINTEF Salvatore Vasta, CNR...
CEMEX, Sandia Labs, and Synhelion to scale concentrated solar power technology to produce cement
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CEMEX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production...
Vast-an Australian clean tech success story
Australias clean energy industry received a boost after Vast, a leader in concentrated solar thermal power (CSP), announced today it will go public through a business combination with Nabors Energy Transition Corp. (NETC). While remaining h...
Preparation and thermal property characterization of NaCl–Na₂CO₃–Na₂SO₄ eutectic salt mixed with carbon nanom...
Coupling with supercritical power cycle can improve the thermal efficiency of the concentrated solar system. Design the suitable thermal storage medium is critical to the new coupling system. A new ternary eutectic salt with low cost was de...
Vast Solar Concentrated Solar Power reference plant, VS1 Port Augusta, to receive $65 million funding from ARENA
Vast Solar has welcomed the Minister for Climate Change and Energys and the Australian Renewable Energy Agencys (ARENA) announcement that it has approved funding of $65 million for VS1, Vast Solars 30MW/ 288MWh reference plant in Port Augus...
Women in CSP group attracts over 100 initial members, starts website
At the last SolarPaces Conference in Albuquerque, a group of women researchers in Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) formed a group aiming to attract and empower women at all levels to develop the skills and expertise the technology requires t...
Green hydrogen shipping breakthrough: HySiLabs
HySiLabs has pioneered a method for storing hydrogen in a low-cost, non-toxic, non-explosive substance that is a liquid at ambient pressures and temperatures. The problem this solves: Every known method of shipping hydrogen has its drawback...
50 MW Hami Tower Concentrated Solar Power project with novel STELLIO heliostats commissioned in China
MASERMIC and SBP Sonne have completed the commissioning of the 50MW HAMI tower solar plant located in CHINA, XINJIANG province. It is based on the STELLIO heliostat solar field technology. The solar plant can supply energy to the grid for 2...
Are there still careers in solar energy innovation?
SolarSteam was recently picked by Foresight Canada as one of the countrys most investable clean tech companies. The start-up uses concentrating solar thermal to produce hot water and steam for use by industrial and institutional clients tha...
Are there still careers in solar energy innovation?
SolarSteam was recently picked by Foresight Canada as one of the countrys most investable clean tech companies. The start-up uses concentrating solar thermal to produce hot water and steam for use by industrial and institutional clients tha...
Dubai records 5.5% growth in energy demand in 2022
Energy demand in Dubai increased by around 5.5 per cent in 2022 compared to 2021. The demand reached 53,180 gigawatt-hours last year, versus 50,401 gigawatt-hours in 2021. Meanwhile, the emirates clean energy production capacity reached 2,0...