Innovation in its volumetric absorber takes OVR efficiency to 90%
Screen-printed ceramic absorber structure made by Exentis Group. With innovation in its core component the volumetric absorber the Open Volumetric Receiver (OVR) can reach 90% efficiency and beyond Innovation: In a recent RD project conduct...
MENA synthetic fuels potential at under 2 euros with PV or Concentrated Solar Power
MENA synthetic fuels potential: The North Africa and Middle East region has the potential to manufacture low cost synthetic fuels made with solar PV or CSP for under 2 euros in production. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has ...
＂Dispatchable＂renewables in spotlight after upbeat IEA report
The most commonly used sources of dispatchable renewable energy are reservoir-based hydropower facilities, which can be rapidly ramped up or down by grid operators depending on system power needs. This weeks upbeat renewable energy supply o...
Vast Solar Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase 13,500 Sodium-Ion Batteries from Natron Energy in 2023
Leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) aims to integrate sodium-ion batteries to maximize energy storage performance. Vast Solar, an Australian company and leading developer of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology, today anno...
Surface area in the Sahara desert required to power the world with solar energy only – World of Engineering
Surface area of 380 km by 380 km (236 mi by 236 mi) in the Sahara desert required to power the world with solar energy only. Concentrated solar power(CSP, also known asconcentrating solar power,concentrated solar thermal) systems generate s...
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...