Bill Gates-funded startup Rondo turns Solar or Wind into Heat
Thermal energy storage is one of the cheapest storage options for the 100% renewable grid of the future. The costly part has been converting the heat back into electricity to return to the grid. So why not just sell the heat itself? The Bre...
Paper Shows How Dispatchable CSP Can Solve the EU Gas Crisis
For the last decade, the EU has prioritized coal phase-out to meet its climate goals, given coals greater carbon emissions, while natural gas has kept a temporary job as a bridge necessary to firm intermittent renewables with its dispatchab...
The Tower Foundation Pouring of Jinta ZhongGuang Solar “100MW CSP + 600MW PV” Project Initiated
On June 17,the receivingtower of Jinta ZhongGuang Solar 100MW CSP + 600MW PV project startedfoundation concrete pouring. the launch ceremony of tower foundation pouring the tower foundation pouring construction Next, the project constructio...
Construction Started – 100MW Concentrated Solar Power of Jinta Zhongguang Solar Energy
Jinta Zhongguang Solar Energy 100MW CSP project started the concrete grouting for the receiver tower foundation, which was a grand milestone for the construction of the project. The 100MW CSP project was enrolled as the first round of pilot...
What is concentrated solar power, in which Spain is a leader
There is a type of solar energy in which Spain is the world leader in terms of installed capacity in operation: it is solar energy. Concentrated solar poweror CSP (Concentrated Solar Power). As stated by Idealista, CSP produces electricity ...
Australia large-scale hybrid Concentrated Solar Power-battery-PV project revived
A novel project in development in Australia combining concentrating solar power (CSP), molten silicon thermal storage, solar PV and a grid-scale battery system appears to be revived by a new joint venture (JV). Called Aurora, the project in...
GlassPoint bring back concentrated solar power
GlassPoint is back from liquidation with big plans to decarbonize heavy industry using solar-powered steam and funding from BlackRock to make it happen. GlassPoint , asolar steam startup that was liquidated in2020, is back with new funding,...
Vast Solar and 1414 team up for new attempt at Port Augusta solar storage hub
Australian concentrated solar company Vast Solar has teamed up with another local thermal storage hopeful 1414 Degrees in the latest attempt to build a large scale solar thermal and storage plan in Port August, South Australia. The Sydney-b...
SGS and TES Tanks Suppliers Confirmed for 110MW Huidong New Energy Concentrated Solar Power Project
Shanghai Boiler Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, the leading equipment manufacturer and EPC contractor of power industry in China, won the bid of Steam Generation System for Huidong New Energy CSP Projectin China on May 12. And ...
Blue Book of China's CSP Industry 2021 Published
The Blue Book on Chinas CSP Industry 2021 lays out current detail on the performance of the current Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) projects in China, and the scale-up plan as China increases its overall renewable energy percentage on the g...
Three Gorges Seeks EPC Bids for 200 MW of Concentrated Solar Power Under 5 cents/kWh
China Three Gorges New Energy has issued the bidding announcement on the EPC of two 100MW CSP projects, both are located in Qinghai province, northwest of China. According to the announcement (in Chinese), both projects are planned to start...
China's 14ᵗʰ Renewable Energy Five-Year Plan: Promoting CSP costs significantly declined
Chinas 14th Renewable Energy Five-Year Plan:Promoting CSP costs significantly declined On June 1, China National Development and Reform Commission issued the 14th Five-Year Plan on Renewable Energy Development. The plan looks forward to the...
With 10GW CSP planning, the multi-energy complementary plan of Aksay RE base passed the environmental impact assessment
On May 26, East China Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.of China Power Engineering Consulting Group received the review opinion of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report on the Multi-Energy Complementary Planning of Aksay Renewab...
Large-aperature parabolic trough solar collectors developed by NWEPDI will be applied in Dunhuang city
On May 30, the consortium of Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. (NWEPDI) of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Northwest Construction Investment Co., Ltd ofChina Energy EngineeringCorporation Limited (CEEC)and Energy...
China's Curtailments go up as Renewables Growth Explodes
Since the beginning of this year, under the overall situation of promoting dual carbon work and making efforts to stabilize growth, my countrys new energy has experienced explosive growth. However, a reporter from the Economic Information D...