High-temperature solar receiver and thermal loop designed by Aalborg CSP for the MOSAIC project ready to be installed
Aalborg CSP has recently completed the design and manufacturing of a high-temperature solar receiver as well as a thermal loop for the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project known as MOSAIC. The aim of the project is to develop a new type of concen...
The importance of Ashalim Concentrated Solar Power plant in Israel
On a large plot of barren desert adjacent to Moshav Ashalim, a remarkable, long-term experiment is unfolding. Three independent consortia, each employing a different kind of solar technology , are learning how to operate their giant power p...
Portugal solar auction could lead to first Concentrated Solar Power plant
Value-based bidding, favorable site conditions and Spanish engineering has carved a fresh opening for Concentrated Solar Power build, market experts told Reuters Events. Portugal launched its delayed second solar auction last month, tenderi...
Industry Shares its Experience to Advance Next Generation Concentrated Solar Power
Engineers generally tend to be solutions-oriented, and engineers in Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) are no different. A history of making things better than they were is why we now have advanced technologies. As Hal Harvey , founder of Ener...
The Concentrated Solar Power industry has become increasingly diverse
The Concentrated Solar Power industry has become increasingly diverse geographically, in terms of the location of commercial plants as well as the origins of developers, investors and contractors involved in project implementation. CSP proj...
Concentrated Solar Power capacity grew 11% in 2019 to 6.2 GW
Global Concentrated Solar Power capacity grew 11% in 2019 to 6.2 GW, with 600 MW of capacity coming online. Although this was well below the average annual increase (24%) of the past decade, Concentrating Solar Power continued to spread to ...
Producing aviation fuels from water, CO2 and the power of the sun
The SUN-to-LIQUID project is developing a technology that produces aviation fuels from water, carbon dioxide (CO2) and the power of the sun. How could this technology be explained to a high school student? Concentrated solar radiation is ab...
Spain’s electricity demand falls 8.5% in June
Wind energy power represented 17.3%, concentrated solar power 3.9% and photovoltaic 9.2%. Spains electricity demand fell 8.5% in June. 43.9% of the monthly generation was from renewable sources and 63.5% were produced from technologies that...
U.S. unveils global Concentrated Solar Power learnings
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published June 12 the worlds first global best practice report for Concentrated Solar Power plants. The report sets out recommendations to improve the performance and reliability of Concent...
Why carbon-free Europe will still need North African energy
Goodbye African oil and gas. Hello African wind and sunshine. Europe currently gets a lot of its energy from across the Mediterranean. That might not change in a climate-neutral world. Most of the fossil fuels extracted from under the sands...
Idealab Founder Bill Gross’ Plan To Solve The Mother Of All Quandaries
Bill Gates calls it the 75% Problem . Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power plants only account for 25% of total, and electrical generation is one source of GHG emissions for which cheap renewable sources are well-suited. If we dont rad...
Morocco’s NOOR Concentrated Solar Power Projects Support Africa’s Energy Transition
Morocco is playing an important role in Africas energy transition with the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex, according to a June 18 report by African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The complex, southeast of Marrakech, is the largest concentrat...
First in the world, 50MW molten salt Fresnel CSP plant commercially operated
on June 19, 2020 , China Dunhuang Dacheng 50MW molten salt linear Fresnel CSP project held a commissioning ceremony and officially put into commercial operation. As the national CSP demonstration project, the project was first connected to ...
Cerro Dominador concentrated solar power plant will commercialize carbon credits
After successfully completing its registration in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program, the Cerro Dominador solar thermal power plant will be able to market carbon credits at the end of 2020, the estimated date of its launch, to conti...
Which is the Most Efficient Way to Make Solar Fuels from Methane?
Solar fuels like hydrogen have the potential to be next generation energy carriers for a carbon-constrained world. Green hydrogen and other solar fuels could replace fossil fuels used for most transport; replacing heavy fuel oil used by con...