Join us at “Thermal Technologies For The Energy Transition”, a Official Side Event of the Berlin Energy Transition Di...
The heat sector is often referred to as the elephant in the room. However a broad range of technologies is already available on the market to tackle this problem. Thermal technologies likeconcentrated solar powerand thermal energy storage a...
Shams Concentrated Solar Power: Ten years of renewable energy, reducing emissions
The Shams Concentrated Solar Power planr in the Al Dhafra Region will enter a new decade after a series of successes, underscoring the UAEs leadership in renewable environmentally-friendly energy, and coinciding with the Year of Sustainabil...
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
For solar thermal systems to make solar fuels or provide industrial heat at temperatures at 1500C, various designs for high-temperature solar receivers are being innovated to capture and convert concentrated solar heat directed from a solar...
Electricity Market Design proposal: A good step in the right direction
ESTELA and all of ASPIRE members welcome the European Commissions proposal on the Electricity Market Design and its focus on creating favourable market conditions to boost investment in our essential technologies which provide stable and pr...
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Defined Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is a rapidly growing form of solar energy that harnesses the power of the sun to generate thermal energy and electricity. It uses mirrors to concentrate and focus sunli...
DOE seeks stakeholder R&D advice to advance solar fuels
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has issued a request for information (RFI) on the technology needs and cost targets for renewable fuels produced using solar-thermal energy and thermal energy stora...
Successful PROMES-CNRS thermocline test of latent/sensible heat storage
Most industries currently burn fossil fuels for heat. But to supply heat directly from sunlight, research attention is turning to solar thermal energy storage (TES) so that heat can be delivered as consistently as combusting a fossil fuel u...
2022 Blue Book on China's Concentrated Solar Power industry launched
Date: March 21, Time: 21:00 (9 PM) Beijing timeUTC 13:00:00 Opening:Christoph Richter, Executive Secretary SolarPACES Introductory Comments:Zhifeng Wang, Chairman of China Solar Thermal Alliance Presentation of Blue Book on Chinas CSP Indus...
First networking event of Women+ CSP
At the SolarPaces Conference 2022 in Albuquerque, a group of women working with Concentrated Solar technologies formed a group aiming to support, bring visibility and increase the participation of underrepresented genders in this sector in ...
Redstone Concentrated Solar Power Project On Track In South Africa
The Redstone Solar Plant is in the Humansrus Solar Park between Tsanstabane and Kgatelopele in the Northern Cape, with construction underway. On completion, which is expected around 2023, 100 megawatts (MW) of power will be added to the nat...
China: Concentrated Solar Power Project Tenders Last Week (Feb.27-Mar.3)
Project Supervisor Tender SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project On February 24, SPIC Henan Company invited public bids for the construction supervision of 100MW CSP project of SPIC Shanshan 1GW CSP+PV Project. This section does not accept consort...
Cosin Solar signed the 100MW CSP Project Contract for the Xinjiang Turpan CSP + PV Integrated Project
It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you to participate in the SolarPACES 2023 International Conference to be held October 10-13, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. 2023 will be another challenging year for global energy supply and demand....
China Solar Thermal Electricity Conference 2022 held in Dunhuang
On February 26, 2023, the 2022 (the 16th) China Solar Thermal Electricity Conference, co-sponsored by the China Solar Thermal Alliance, the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, the Chinese Soci...
Next-Generation Concentrating Solar Power Particle Receivers Enable Inexpensive Electricity Generation with Energy Stora
To help propel new forms of renewable energy, the Department of Energys Solar Energy Technologies Office has been encouraging development of next generation concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. CSP systems offer a distinct advantage ove...
DOE To Build Concentrated Solar Power Demonstration Facility At Sandia National Lab
Sandia Labs is building a concentrated solar power demonstration facility that is scheduled for completion in 2024. Remember when a camp counselor showed you how to use a magnifying glass to burn your name onto a piece of wood? Thats essent...