TIME Names Heliogen's HelioHeat™ to List of the Best Inventions of 2020
The companys concentrated solar power technology for decarbonizing industrial processes is recognized as one of the years top innovations in the Sustainability category. Heliogen, the clean energy company that is transforming sunlight to cr...
Installation of worldwide first Stellio solar field progresses
We are proud of the fact that as of today almost 9,000 of the total of 14,500 Stellio heliostats have been installed at the solar tower power plant in Hami, China. Every day, about 70 new heliostats are added, which are assembled on site in...
Concentrated Solar Power tower at pasta plant spurs new generator design
The groundbreaking HiFlex plant in Italy will use DLRs ceramic particle technology to hit extreme temperatures, requiring a fresh approach for steam generation. The high-temperature tower project in Italy forms a key bridge to commercial he...
Innovative heat exchanger eliminates need for combustion
247SolarInc.,aspinoffofMIT,alongwithmicroturbinesupplierCapstoneTurbineCorporation,todayannouncedthesuccessfultestofarevolutionarycommercialturbinethatcangenerateelectricityusinghotairatatmosphericpressure,withoutcombustion. This breakthrou...
POWERCHINA Gonghe 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant Reached Full-load
The operation records show that the highest molten salt temperature at the outlet of the receiver reached 565℃, and the maximum output power of the turbine generator reached 50.12MW. All subsystems were running stably. This project is co-...
Refractaris proposes the new international standard for thermal insulation in concentrated solar power
The Andalusian company Refractaris, based in Montemayor, has proposed a new international standard for thermal insulation for concentrating solar power plants for study and approval. This standard will facilitate the minimum standardization...
Concentrated Solar Power startup Heliogen scores $39 million in DOE funding
Startup founded by serial entrepreneur Bill Gross seeks to revitalize Concentrated Solar Power with sCO₂technology that lowers costs, water usage, equipment size and plant footprint and supports industrial applications in which PV may not...
Supcon Solar's Delingha 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power Project breaks Monthly Output record
After steam turbine overhaul，the plant was recovered to full load operation on October 9, 2020. As of 24:00 on November 8, the total monthly output reached 18.4 GWh, which refreshed prior record in Feb, 2020 (17.17GWh), and exceeded avera...
Concentrated solar power prepares its resurrection in Spain after seven years in fallow
Solar thermal was the emblem of the take-off of renewables in Andalusia and the great international commitment of companies such as Abengoa, Sener or TSK. The cut that the Government of Rajoy had to apply in the premiums of renewables in 20...
ACWA Power's Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power plant breaks African record
ACWA Power, a leading developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants worldwide, announced Wednesday that its South African Bokpoort CSP plant has become the first renewable facility in the continent to com...
In South Africa and Spain, Concentrated Solar Power is Meeting or Exceeding Projected Operation Targets
SolarPACES spoke with Nandu Bhula who has been with the team responsible for the success of ACWA Powers 50 MW Bokpoort trough Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa since the start, first as CEO while the project was being bui...
Aalborg CSP Cuts Tubing Costs up to 42% with an Asymmetric Receiver
Engineers at Aalborg CSP have developed, designed and optimized an asymmetric solar receiver to pair with a new heliostat from the Spanish firm Tewer Engineering as part of the PHOTON project, which aims to reap more competitive configurati...
Protermosolar advocates thermal storage in molten salts of concentrated solar power
Gonzalo Martn, General Secretary of Protermosolar, will analyze what the role of concentrated solar power plants will be in energy storage within a decade at the I Energy Storage Congress (ALEN20). Currently, thermal storage in molten salts...
US DOE Announces Quarterfinalists in $9 Million Solar Desalination Prize
The American-Made Challenges: Solar Desalination Prize is a four-stage, $9 million prize competition, providing an additional $1 million in support, designed to accelerate the development of low-cost desalination systems that use solar-ther...
NREL and Acciona Solar Power Develop Technology To Reverse Costly Effects of Hydrogen Buildup in Concentrated Solar Powe
Integrated Hydrogen Sensor/Separation Module Provides Long-Term Boosts in Efficiency and Revenue in Solar Power Plants. NREL and Acciona Solar Power Develop Technology To Reverse Costly Effects of Hydrogen Buildup in Concentrating Solar Pow...