US Concentrated Solar Power valve leap boosts prospects for hotter plants
The new flow control valves will improve heat distribution and minimise risks at critical joints, allowing higher CSP temperatures and greater energy conversion efficiency, research group Sandia National Laboratories told Reuters Events. Ne...
Why Do Solar Farms Kill Birds? Call in the AI Bird Watcher
Solar facilities kill tens of thousands of birds every year, and no one is quite sure why. An artificial-intelligence-powered birder is on the case. PHOTOGRAPH: EDWIN REMSBERG/GETTY IMAGES AMERICAS SOLAR FARMShave a bird problem. Utility co...
Low-cost liquid metal coating for concentrated solar power (CSP) polymeric mirrors
A University ofHawaiʻiat Mānoa startup is shining in a national competition designed to energize U.S. solar manufacturing. HawaiʻiInnovation Lab is among 20 teams representing 12 states that have been selected to advance into the semifin...
HelioHeat Commercializes DLR's 1000°C Solar Receiver CentRec®
At the 2020 SolarPACES Conference in October , Wei Wu introduced her startup HelioHeat that will be first to commercialize the CentRec very high temperature particle receiver developed at the German solar research lab at DLR , able to attai...
Carl Sberg Aims To Clean Water From Solar
Carlsberg Group is deploying a novel solar technology to power a sustainable clean water initiative in Indias West Bengal. The innovative partnership will see a water-stressed town of 4,000 people provided with clean drinking water. Novel r...
DNV GL advises T-Solar Global Operating Assets to enable 1.4GW solar energy sale in Spain and Italy
DNV GL, the worlds largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, carried out a vendor due diligence for T-Solar Global Operating Assets that was key for the company sale transaction. The review of the companys opera...
Should Australia invest in Concentrated Solar Power rather than gas power?
Recently NSW announced that a gas power plant would be classed as critical infrastructure to speed up the planning process. This follows the Morrison governments policy that gas power is needed to transition away from coal to renewables, bu...
Long-duration Thermal Energy Storage Startup Azelio Wins First Commercial Order
Swedish startup Azelio will see its long-duration Thermal Energy Storage (TES) technology used at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Complex (MBR) in Dubai, UAE. Recycled aluminium alloy is used as a phase change material to store hea...
ACWA Power achieves first refinancing transaction in South Africa renewables sector
The ACWA Power Solafrica Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, one of the major drivers of renewable energy in South Africa, has achieved another significant first, having announced the largest infrastructure refinancing initiative...
Botswana Launches PV and Concentrated Solar Power Generation Plan
Government has developed a plan for reliable, safe and affordable electricity supply in Botswana. Launching the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on December 15, Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Mr Lefoko Moa...
Cubico to acquire Grupo T-Solar
Cubico has agreed to acquire a 274MW solar platform with operational assets in Spain and Italy from I Squared Capital. The Grupo TSolar platform comprises 47 operational assets that spans 167 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity and 100 MW of ...
Absolicon, Ariya Fingery plan solar thermal field with Iberafrica Power in Nairobi
Ariya Finergy has signed a framework agreement with Absolicon to acquire and operate a robotised production line that manufactures Absolicons concentrating solar collector T160. The solar collectors have a 76% optical efficiency and produce...
2020 International Renewable Energy Heating Technology Conference held in Baotou city, China
On Dec. 8-9, 2020 International Renewable Energy Heating Technology Conference was held successfully in Baotou city, Inner Mongolia of China, which was organized by China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA) and Institute of Electrical Engineering...
The Direction of Light is the Direction of the Future! Nearly 130 Participants Experienced Parabolic Trough Solar Heatin
On the afternoon of December 9, nearly 130 participants visited the worlds first large-scale parabolic trough-type solar heating project as well as biotechnology constant-temperature room on the first floor of the numerical control center b...
Desert Heat Will Help Keep Lights On in Dubai After Sundown
One of the worlds biggest solar parks in Dubai has hired Azelio AB to turn desert heat into electricity after sundown. Azelios technology is being used on Phase 4, a project jointly owned by Dubai Electricity Water Authority, Saudi Arabias ...