Crescent Dunes Concentrated Solar Power plant owner wants project back online by year’s end
The owners of the remnants of developer SolarReserve and the Crescent Dunes concentrated solar power project, Tonopah Solar Energy and Cobra Energy, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a case filed in the U.S. Bank...
Australian Researchers Assess the Commercial Viability of Solar Alumina Calcining
Commercializing alumina refining using solar heat Approximately 27% of Australias industrial carbon emissions come from alumina refineries, in which fossil fuels are burned to heat the processes. But concentrated solar thermal (CST) could p...
Cyprus agrees construction of 50 MW concentrated solar power plant
A concentrated solar power system may become operational already next year, as the agreement with the government of Cyprus was signed after all permits have been secured. Alfa Mediterranean is about to build the 50 MW concentrating solar po...
The cost of Concentrated Solar Power fell by 47% between 2010 and 2019
The weighted average LCOE of Concentrated Solar Power plants fell by 47% between 2010 and 2019, from USD 0.346/kWh to USD 0.182/kWh, excluding two much delayed projects that are not representative of todays optimised technology configuratio...
US team build concentrated solar power heat concept at $30/MWh
A research team led by Tulane University and the University of San Diego has developed a hybrid solar energy converter that generates electricity and steam at a levelized cost of $30/MWh, Tulane University said in a statement July 15. The r...
Australian mining town picked for first large Concentrated Solar Power plant
Vast Solar in talks to build Concentrated Solar Power plant in Queensland. Vast Solar is in talks to build a 50 MW hybrid Concentrated Solar Power -PV-gas plant in the off-grid Mount Isa mining town in Queensland, Australia, local media rep...
SolarPACES Award Winner Vast Solar Plans a 50MW 24/7 Australian Concentrated Solar Power Project
Australian solar thermal developer Vast Solar has unveiled plans to take its technology into the mainstream, unveiling a $600 million proposal to build a baseload solar plant in Mt Isa that will combine solar thermal, solar PV, battery stor...
Promising Test Results for Molten Salts in Trough Concentrated Solar Power
One conundrum for the two main Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies is how to be both bankable and efficient. Parabolic trough CSP is often considered more bankable, while central tower plants are more efficient. Trough technology is...
Chile Concentrated Solar Power builder launches carbon trading while hunting load
Cerro Dominadors entrance into global carbon offset scheme will top up income and diversify revenue risk but securing power buyers is the priority, Fernando Gonzalez, CEO of project company EIG Atacama Management, told Reuters Events. Last ...
Concentrated Solar Power: the only renewable alternative to night power supply
The solar thermal industry wants to differentiate itself from photovoltaic with storage: Our energy is up to ten times cheaper Spain occupies the first place in the world in installed concentrating solar power capacity, with 2.3 GW of a wor...
DEWA granted patent for system to measure atmospheric attenuation to identify best locations for Concentrated Solar Powe
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), represented by its Research and Development (RD) Centre, has been granted a patent for a system to measure atmospheric attenuation that results from different factors such as dust. This adds to ...
ATA Webinar July 30: The Present and Future of Concentrated Solar Power and Thermal Storage from the European Perspectiv
How do the big objectives announced by the European Commission turn into actionable projects for renewables and storage of hydrogen in the different country members? Which programs that apply to Concentrated Solar Power and thermal storage ...
Vast plans $600m “baseload” concentrated solar power plant for Mt Isa
Australian solar thermal developer Vast Solar has unveiled plans to take its technology into the mainstream, unveiling a $600 million proposal to build a baseload solar plant in Mt Isa that will combine solar thermal, solar PV, battery stor...
Protermosolar asks the spanish government for specific renewable technology auctions
With this type of auction, the growth of each technology could be guaranteed to comply with the PNIEC and monitor the evolution of the cost of each one. Another option would be to promote auctions by definition of dispatch profiles or exclu...
Coupled optical and thermal performance of a fin-like molten salt receiver for the next-generation solar power tower
Abstract The receiver temperature for the next-generation concentrated solar power will be increased from about 560 C to more than 700 C, which increases heat losses and decreases receiver efficiency. To meet the challenge, coupled optical ...