Major milestone reached in Dubai concentrated solar power project
The multi-billion dirham development of the worlds tallest solar power tower in Dubai is continuing to gather pace in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. The striking 262-metre-high construction is one of the crown jewels of the Mohammed bin Ra...
"Solar At Night"resolves renewable storage gap
A new campaign called Solar At Night has been launched to ensure Australias future energy system includes the storage required to produce reliable and renewable energy overnight. Without investment in long-duration storage, Australia risks ...
NWEPDI and DCTC Consortium Sign EPC Contract of Yumen Xin'ao 100MW Fresnel CSP Project
Recently, a consortium of Dunhuang Dacheng Shengneng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Lanzhou Dacheng Technology, DCTC)and Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. (NWEPDI) of China Power Engineering Consulting Gr...
Letlhakane Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Botswana
The Letlhakane Concentrated Solar Power Plant is a planned 100 MW concentrated solar power station in Botswana. The owner, developer and operator of this solar power complex will be an independent power producer, whose identity will be reve...
Concentrated solar power research
Concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology concentrates sunlight onto a target to create very high temperatures. This heat can be used directly in industrial processes or to generate electricity by heating water for steam to turn a turbine...
The Business Case for Storing Energy Thermally in Former Coal Plants
Compared to other energy storage technologies, thermal energy storage has a huge advantage. It can be dropped-in to repurpose existing coal power plants by simply replacing the fuel, coal, with thermal energy storage to be charged with exce...
CPECC Signed Strategic Cooperation Agreement with the College of Energy Engineering of Zhejiang University
Recently, Mr Bixiong Luo, chairman of China Power Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (CPECC)and his delegation visited Zhejiang University. The two parties signed a strategic cooperation agreement and an academician team introduction ag...
Shouhang Hi-Tech and NWEPDI consortium won the EPC Bid of 100MW CSP solar tower project of China Three Gorges
The vice chairman member of China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA)Shouhang Hi-Tech Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Shouhang Hi-Tech) announced that Shouhang together with Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. (NWEPDI)of China Power ...
ESA astronaut documents Negev concentrated solar power tower from space station
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on Thursday shared pics taken aboard the International Space Station in which light reflecting off of the Ashalim solar station in Israels Negev can be seen. In a tweet, the Itali...
Concentrated Solar Power Salt Water Desalination Plant
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Project would make jet fuel using concentrated solar power and green hydrogen
A demonstration project in California plans to use concentrated solar power and green hydrogen to produce what its development partners said would be sustainable aviation fuels. The project will take place at concentrated solar power (CSP) ...
Synhelion produces First Solar Syngas in Wood’s Industrial-Scale Reforming Reactor
Synhelion has become the first company in the world to succeed in producing syngas on an industrial scale using only solar heat as an energy source. The Swiss solar fuel pioneer successfully demonstrated this on the multi-focus solar tower ...
Concentrated solar power – one of the main energy storage methods
Theconcentrated solar powerstation (CSP station) was first developed in 2012 and operates in parallel with photovoltaic power generation. Concentrated solar power is very important to make up for the intermittency of solar power generation....
CTGR Awards EPC to Cosin Solar for Qinghai Qingyu DC 100MW CSP Project
On July 25, 2022, Powerchina Northwest Engineering Corporation Ltd.(Powerchina Northwestfo short) received the Notification of Award from China Three Gorges Renewables (Group) Co., Ltd. (CTGR for short). It was confirmed that the consortium...
158GWh! SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant exceeded the designed production
From August 6, 2021 (after the completion of the steam turbine rectification ) to August 5, 2022, the total annual cumulative actual power generation of the SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant was 158GWh, reaching 108% of...