Futuristic desert city to get water using concentrated solar power technology developed at Cranfield
Technology researched at Cranfield University that harnesses concentrated solar power to desalinate sea water is being adopted by a new smart city under construction in Saudi Arabia. NEOM a region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea be...
High-Flux Solar Furnace
NRELs High-Flux Solar Furnace (HFSF) is a unique 10-kilowatt optical furnace that harnesses concentrated sunlight to test high-temperature processes or applications requiring high heating rates or solar concentration. At the top of NRELs So...
HELIOtube, plastic tube solar collector for Concentrated Solar Power
HELIOVIShas been running a demo plant in Spain for two years demonstrating their novel low-cost blow-up plastic tube solar collector for CSP. The small startup is fighting hard to get the industry-scale financial backing needed to introduce...
The closure of SolarReserve, an isolated case of the concentrated solar power industry
In 2016, when SolarReserve connected its 110 MW Crescent Dunes solar thermal power plant in the state of Nevada, it reached its peak as a company. But the enjoyment of reaching that peak could not be prolonged. And having spent almost four ...
Using solar steam to clean wastewater
Manufacturers have begun looking for solutions to lower the cost of wastewater disposal. One way for them to reduce the volume of contaminated water is to evaporate water on site by using solar steam. In early 2019, Rioglass Solar, a suppli...
Irrigation Water Can First be Used to Cool a Concentrated Solar Power Project
Wet cooling of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants would be preferable if there was plenty of available water, because it promotes greater thermal efficiency. However, most CSP tends to be built in very arid regions, and so for environmen...
Cubico acquires a 50 MW concentrated solar power plant in Spain
The UK-based renewables investment company has acquired the 50 MW Arenales solar thermal power plant, located in Seville that entered into operation in 2008. Cubico Sustainable Investments, a renewables investment company based in the Unite...
DOE Announces $125.5 Million in New Funding for Solar Technologies
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $125.5 million in new funding to advance solar technology research. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE continu...
Rensselaer team develops effective concentrated solar power plant using affordable, accessible resources
Partha Dutta, a professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, envisions a not-so-distant future where even the most remote parts of the world would have access to clean and renewable energy....
Neom to build desal plant with ‘solar dome’ technology
Saudi Arabias futuristic $500-billion new city Neom has signed an agreement with the UK-based Solar Water Limited for the construction of the first desalination plant with Solar Dome technology in the city. The pilot project promises to rev...
Abengoa eyes Concentrated Solar Power storage role at climate-hit coal plants
Concentrated Solar Powerand molten salt technology could help coal-fired generators decarbonize without closing sites, but price support will be needed, experts told New Energy Update. While many CSP developers are seeking to directly compe...
World’s tallest Concentrated Solar Power tower completed in Dubai
Shanghai Electric completes Noor Energy 1 Concentrated Solar Power tower in Dubai. Construction partners on the 950 MWNoor Energy 1Concentrating Solar Power- Photovoltaic project in Dubai completed the 260-meter high receiver tower on Janua...
Concentrated solar power had a global total installed capacity of 6,451 MW in 2019
In terms of global concentrating solar power market in the year of 2019, a total capacity of 381.6MW solar thermal projects were newly built up across the world, making an increase rate of 6.29%. Specifically, China successfully completed f...
America’s Concentrated Solar Power Companies Have All but Disappeared
SolarReserve, one of Americas last remaining Concentrated Solar Power developers, appears to have ceased operations just as some global markets may be warming up. The Crescent Dunes CSP project in Nevada has undershot expectations. (Credit:...
China largest 100 MW parabolic trough Concentrated Solar Power plant connected to the grid
CSNP Royal Tech Urat 100MW Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power Project was successfully connected to the gird at 22:49 p.m. on January 8th, 2020. Following the first CGN Delingha 50MW parabolic trough solar thermal project which was c...