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...
China Solar Thermal Electricity Conference 2022 will be held in Jiuquan City
The 16 th China Solar Thermal Electricity Conference organized by China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA) is planned to be held in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province in mid-August 2022. China Solar Thermal Electricity Conference was renamed from theS...
Ma'aden plans 1.5 GW concentrated solar power plant to decarbonise alumina refinery
GlassPoint Solar will build a 1.5-GW solar steam facility in Saudi Arabia to power an alumina refinery of state-owned mining company Maaden, thus cutting the refinerys carbon footprint by 50%. The two companies have signed a memorandum of u...
Daily generation exceeds 2.12 GWh! Shouhang Hi-Tech Dunhuang 100MW CSP plant created a new high
On May 21, 2022, Shouhang Hi-Tech Dunhuang 100MW solar tower plant generated 2.12 GWh at the DNI of 9.46 kWh/㎡, created a new high. It is the first 100MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant put into operation in Chinas first batch of CSP...
Engie to build Concentrated Solar Power plant for Heineken Spain
Engie Espana has signed an agreement with Heineken to build a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant at the Heineken brewery in Seville. Engie Espana will work on the project under the build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) contract, taking on des...
EU Solar Energy Strategy should balance out heat and power
The European Commission plans to launch its EU Solar Energy Strategy in June 2022. According to the official announcement this strategy will take the form of a Commission communication, aiming to ensure that solar energy both for power gene...
Jinta ZhongGuang Solar “100MW CSP + 600MW PV” Project Main Works Officially Started
On April29, excavation of the receiving tower foundation ofJinta ZhongGuang Solar100MW CSP+ 600MW PV project commenced, which marked the official start of the main works of the project. The center elevation of the thermal receiver of the pr...
Huaneng Renewables and Royal Tech Consortium started the construction of Bayan Nur CSP Equipment Industrial Park
On April 29, the Bayan Nur CSP Equipment Industrial Park in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held the groundbreaking ceremony. The representatives from Huaneng Renewables and Royal Tech consortium attended the ceremony. Image: Ground breaki...
The 5ᵗʰ Membership Representative Meeting of CSTA democratically elected a new board of directors
On April 26th, 2022, the 5th Membership Representative Meeting of China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA) was held through the Wechat webinar. About55 representatives from the CSTAs members attended the meeting. The meeting first approved the l...
Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season Researchers demonstrate a low-cost, freeze-thaw battery that stor
According to initial tests at the U.S. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a long-duration grid-scale battery can use energy stored during the spring to cool a house on a hot summer day. SARA LEVINE/PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY ...
US DOE: Submit Abstracts by May 6 for SolarPACES 2022
Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES) is the premier international conference for concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) research and development. In 2022 it will be hosted by the United States, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. R...
Vast Solar to build world-leading solar thermal project in South Australia
The Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reductions announced today thatVast Solar has received Australian Government backing to build a concentratedsolar thermal power (CSP) plant in Port Augusta, South Australia....