World's First Industrial Solar Furnace to Melt Steel Without Fuel or Electricity
Panatre, a watch component manufacturer and steel recycling business based in Saignelgier, has announced that it will soon inaugurate its concentrating industrial solar furnace. A pilot model and a world first that will allow it to melt gre...
The race for solar megaprojects in North Africa that attracts Europeans
Between the deposits of the road that leads to Rjim Maatoug, along the Algerian border and 120 kilometers from Kbili, in the south of Tunisia, only hydrocarbon tankers pass through in an incessant ballet. This area, where identical-looking ...
Sodium Heat Transfer to Magnesia gets Storage Test
Solar researchers are testing thermal energy storage in stacked ceramic magnesia bricks using a liquid metal; sodium, as heat transfer fluid.The magnesia bricks will be held in a packed bed in a single storage tank; so it will contain the l...
Dubai’s concentrated solar power project starts supplying electricity to the grid
It is the largest concentrated solar power project in the world in terms of installed capacity, investment size, and molten salt reserve heat. Solar Thermal Trough Unit No. 1 OnNovember 29(Dubai Time), the Trough Unit No. 1 facility of Shan...
Heineken begins building and construction of its second Concentrated Solar Power plant in Spain
Heineken NV (AMS: HEIA) has actually launched building of a concentrated solar energy (CSP) plant to secure thermal energy for its beer brewery in Quart de Poblet, eastern Spain, starting its second CSP-based self-consumption project in the...
Shanghai Electric CSP starts sending overnight solar power to Dubai Grid
On November 29 (Dubai Time), the Trough Unit No. 1 facility of Shanghai Electrics 700 MW concentrated solar power and 250 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Dubai has successfully achieved grid-connected electricity generation, marking a ...
4 Major Aspects of Asia Pacific Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
According to a recent study from market research firm Graphical Research, the Asia Pacific concentrated solar power market size is set to register a significant growth during the forecast timeframe. With Asian power demand moving at warp sp...
Hydroxide Molten Salt test in 20 MW Thermal Energy Storage Trial
Denmarks energy island of Bornholm is to host what is being claimed as game changing molten salts-based storage technology that its developer aims to deploy as a future large-scale source of renewable heat and power. 20 MW Thermal Energy St...
Four bidders shortlisted for 200 MW concentrated solar power plant in Botswana
The plant, which will use lenses or mirrors to focus a large area of sunlight onto a receiver, is due to be operational by 2027 and is the flagship renewable project in governments Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) for energy development in t...
Jinta ZhongGuang 100MW CSP Project Capped the Solar Tower Construction
On November 9, 2022, Jinta Zhongguang 100MW CSP Project achieved another phased result, with the solar tower was successfully capped. The project broke the ground on Mar.25, 2022 and is expected to be synchronized to the grid at full capaci...
CNPEC Awarded Solar Field and MSR System to Cosin Solar for CGN New Energy Jixilugu DC 490MW Hybrid Project
On November 11, 2022, we received the Notification of Award from China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., LTD. (CNPEC), confirming that we have won the bid for Solar Field and MSR System equipment supply for the CGN New Energy Jilin Daan Jixilu...
Auction Failure Curtails Concentrating Solar Power in Spain’s Ecological Transition
The low price of the ministry and the uncertainty of connection delay the installation of a new solar thermal, which in 2025 should be double the current one according to the PNIEC. The generation of energy with solar thermal technology has...
Storage concentrated solar power system ensure Dubai’s energy supply security at lowest cost
The share of renewable energy in Dubais energy production mix now stands at 12.8%, and is expected to reach 14% by the end of 2022, mostly propelled by the sun, according to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). Total power prod...
Concentrated Solar Power Project Tenders in China
○Tender on Electrical Instrument Installation Jinta Zhongguang Solar Energy CSP+PV Project On October 24, Zhejiang Thermal Power Construction Co., Ltd issued a tender for the whole plant electrical installation project of Jinta Zhongguang...
Morocco: A ＂Destination＂ for Renewable Energy under a New Kind of Sun King
The Sahara has a lot of land and a lot of sun, making it an appealing place to site massive solar generating stations, and the Kingdom of Morocco is doing just that. Add substantial wind resources inland and on the coast and Morocco looks s...