German heliostat tracker raises bar for Concentrated Solar Power tower accuracy
Tests of a new rapid heliostat calibration system show millimetres of error at the receiver and could be tested at commercial plants within a year, Gregor Bern, project manager at Fraunhofer ISE, told Reuters Events. A new heliostat alignme...
EU HiFlex project – Concentrated solar power for sustainable pasta
The production of delicious Italian pasta requires wheat, water and energy. Researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) are now working on methods to power the production and drying process...
SUPCON SOLAR won the SolarPACES Technology Innovation Award 2020
On October 2, the 26th Solar Power Chemical Energy Systems Conference (SolarPACES 2020) closed online. Worldwide experts, scholars, and representatives of well-known enterprises, as well as passionate followers, exchanged ideas of frontier ...
Annual generation reaches 120GWh, Supcon Solar 50MW CSP plant reveals remarkable performance
On Sep. 29, 2020, Mr. Jianxiang Jin, the president and chief engineer of Supcon Solar announced the yearly electricity generation number of Supcons 50MW solar tower plant in Delingha through China Solar Thermal Alliance. From July 26, 2019 ...
Xavier Lara on How Spain's Q4 Auction Can Achieve the 5GW of Concentrated Solar Power it Wants
Spains National Energy and Climate Plan, the PNIEC (Plan Nacional de Industria, Energia y Clima) includes a desired 5 GW of Concentrated Solar Power added to its existing 2.3 GW, with 2.5 GW in a first tranche from 2021 to 2025 and a second...
Sener sells three Concentrated Solar Power plants in Seville and Cádiz to the Qualitas fund
Q-Energy, the energy investment vehicle of Qualitas Equity (former Fotowatio investor), has bought from Sener and Masdar -subsidiary of Mubadala- the Concentrated Solar Power Torresol Energy Investments S.A. (Torresol Energy), owner of thre...
HelioControl Project Completed: Determination and control of aim points for heliostat fields in operation
Among concentrated solar power plants, solar tower systems are considered to have the greatest potential in terms of efficiency and cost reduction. In particular, costs can be saved on mirrors (heliostats), which account for between 30 and ...
Protermosolar: Concentrated Solar Power generation accounted for 3.56% of total electricity production in Spain in Augus
Solar thermal energy in August reached 745 GWh, 5% more than the average of the last four years. Concentrated Solar Power energy in August has exceeded the average monthly electricity generation since 2015 by 5%, reaching 745 gigawatt hours...
Concentrated Solar Power tower's impact on birdlife lower than expected
A study conducted by Stellenbosch Universitys Faculty of AgriSciences has found that the 50 MW Khi Solar One Concentrated Solar Power facility, near Upington, is impacting on the surrounding bird life, but not to the extent expected. It is ...
Aurora project may still include concentrated solar power as 1414 signs with Vast Solar
The once languishing Aurora Solar Energy Project has taken another important step forward this week after developer 1414 Degrees announced it may add modular concentrated solar power to the projects current proposed mix of solar PV, battery...
High Temparature concentrated solar power plan with particle receiver and direct thermal storage
Clean solar energy with storage can help Europe reduce emissions and deliver a secure and cost-effective electricity supply. EU-funded research suggests that fluidised crystal particles trump molten salts as the heat transfer and storage me...
Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power project achieves 21.7 GWh production record in winter
The South African-based Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power project, now in its fifth year of production, celebrated yet another huge production record. The 50MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Parabolic Trough Power Plant with 9.3-hou...
Concentrated Solar Power will reach 20% of the energy matrix in Chile by 2050
This was stated by the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet, who also said that by 2030 renewable energies will make up 70% of the energy matrix in Chile. The statements were in the framework of a virtual conference organized by the Cerro ...
Where Very Hot Solar Thermochemistry Research is Today
Heat demand by industry is the worlds largest energy end-use, the IEA calculates. So how can we supply that with renewable energy? For some heat needs, it is possible today, using concentrated solar thermal (CST). Many industrial processes ...
ACWA Power closes financing of 900 MW fifth phase of solar power project in Dubai
ACWA Power has announced financial close for the 900 MW fifth phase of the giant Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, and revealed the bevy of international lenders that will be behind the $564 million facility. ACWA on Thurs...