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 ...
Kalulushi concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in Zambia
The Zambian subsidiary of the Chinese giant Sinohydro has been chosen to carry out the civil engineering work for the construction of the Kalulushi solar concentrated power plant (SCP) in the copper belt province. The project is being devel...
Sandia’s NSTTF facilitates ground-breaking experiments this summer
Worlds first particle-to-supercritical CO2 heat-exchanger system and on-sun falling particle receiver connected to a supercritical CO2 loop testing to take place. Sandia National Laboratories National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) wil...
Gonzalo Martín, general secretary of Protermosolar «I am fully confident that Spain can once again become the world Con.
The new general secretary of Protermosolar is convinced that Concentrated Solar Power is the cornerstone to achieve the complete decarbonisation of the Spanish electricity system, by guaranteeing massive energy storage and providing firm an...
US Department of Energy Funds New Solar Business Innovation
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)announcedthat the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) will award $12.3 million to 11 small solar companies from 9 states as part of DOEsSmall Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology ...