Concentrated Solar Power build pipeline must hit "GWs" to fend off PV menace
A lack of supportive tenders is endangering the Concentrated Solar Power industrys quest for lower costs and its leading position in overnight renewable power, a team of researchers told Reuters Events. As PV and battery costs continue to f...
Long Duration Energy Storage gets New R&D Lab in Biden’s DOE
A US$75 million national research and development (RD) facility for energy storage is expected to be up and running by 2025, the US Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterday. Called the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), 30 separate research lab...
Hybrid Concentrated Solar Power – PV offers lowest cost for Chile
A hybrid Concentrated Solar Power-PV plant with 13 hours of storage is the lowest cost power generation option for low-carbon baseload power in Chile, researchers at the Fraunhofer Chile Research Foundation said in a new report. The researc...
Biden administration reopens DOE loan program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reopened its Loan Programs Office for innovative technologies, energy secretary Jennifer Granholm announced in a speech March 3. Were ready to invest in advanced vehicles, carbon capture, advanced rea...
Could a Perovskite make Cheaper Solar Hydrogen?
A perovskite may be more cost-effective than ceria for solar-driven thermochemical hydrogen production , a new paper suggests. One perovskite formulation that works at a slightly lower temperature than ceria is explored by Xin Qian in the p...
EuroTrough Helped Cut Ramp-Up Time of China’s 100 MW Urat Concentrated Solar Power
Solar Field HTF Power Block Commissioning Since September to December 2020, commissioning of Urat Solar Field HTF Power block was performed, achieving 100% of steam turbine load while operating close to the winter solstice. The key factors ...
Pacific Green Solar Technologies (PGST) became member of China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA)
Recently, with the approval of chairman board of China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA), Pacific Green Solar Technologies Inc. (PGST) joined the China Solar Thermal Alliance as the first foreign enterprise. China Solar Thermal Alliance is the ...
China's largest molten salt solar thermal power station in Gobi Desert
With 12,000 mirrors, Chinas largest molten salt solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert can reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes, equivalent to afforesting some 666.67 hectares of land Rainbow Llama： China fight...
ENGIE acquires 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power plant in South Africa
ENGIE(www.ENGIE-Africa.com) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire from Abengoa a 40% equity stake in Xina Solar One, a 100 MW Concentrated Solar plant, as well as 46% of the Operations Maintenance Company. The p...
Super Mirror Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Gansu, NW China
The molten-salt concentrated solar power plant is located in Dunhuang, northwest Chinas Gansu Province. The 100MW power plant, also called the super mirror power plant, works by using 12,000 mirrors that concentrate the sunlight onto a rece...
Aalborg CSP Can Retrofit Coal Plants into Thermal Energy Storage
Researchers at DLR , and NREL , and the Bill Gates-funded start-up Malta have been investigating converting coal plants into grid-scale thermal energy storage for curtailed intermittent renewable energy, as low-cost heat batteries. Aalborg ...
PV-Thermal: Major markets and most sought-after technologies
IEA SHC Task 60, Application of PVT Collectors, shows how a fruitful collaboration between industry and research can lead to a thorough analysis of current and future technological developments. Besides developing a series of standardised k...
Green ammonia and how it relates to concentrated solar power
Green ammonia: if you havent heard of it yet, then pay attention. It could play a key role in the energy transition. And it could be important for CSP in several ways. This is a big deal because ammonia today is the worlds second largest ch...
Hybrid PV – Concentrated Solar Power has a lower LCOE than gas in Chile
Researchers from the Center for Solar Energy Technologies of Fraunhofer Chile have conducted a comparative analysis which shows that the lowest levelized cost of energy (LCOE ) in Chile can be achieved by a combination of large scale PV and...
Saudi Arabia shines a light on future of concentrated solar power
A Saudi developers plan to harness the sun 24/7 is sparking a renewable energy revolution in the region. ACWA Power is the main developer on the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park. Saudi Arabia is embracing a new, more efficient way ...