Heat trap demonstrated in quartz at over 1,000℃ for solar receivers
After the solar heat trap experiment measuring the temperature increase to 1050C at the back of the solar receiver inside a solid block of quartz, even at the front, the temperature measured 450C IMAGE Solar thermal trapping at 1,000C and a...
Valparaiso University undergrads demonstrate multi-year thermochemical energy storage
I MAGEValparaiso University The solar lab at Valparaiso University: This solar furnace uses a horizontal, on-axis optical configuration. A heliostat reflects solar radiation into a faceted, spherical concentrator comprising 305 hexagonal mi...
CSP experts launch SolStor Energy: long-duration storage for the US
SolStor Energy will combine CSP+TES delivering solar at night, complementing PV in the new 100% renewable grid A team of industry experts have joined together to form SolStor Energy , a new US development company to deploy concentrating sol...
US DOE invests USD 71m in US solar supply chain development
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday announced an investment of USD 71 million (EUR 65.3m) in research, development and demonstration projects to advance the US solar supply chain. Image by First Solar Inc. The funding, which inclu...
The World's First 300MW A-CAES Project Has Connected to The Grid
In the morning of April 30th at 11:18, the worlds first 300MW/1800MWh advanced compressed air energy storage (CAES) national demonstration power station with complete independent intellectual property rights in Feicheng city, Shandong Provi...
AUSTELA calls for hybrid contracts to recognise generation and storage capabilities of CSP
AUSTELA calls for hybrid contracts to recognise generation and storage capabilities of CSP as part of CIS consultation response Source: PV Magazine The Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association (AUSTELA) has outlined changes that will be ...
Researchers process wet waste with solar heat onsite in a mobile tanker truck
A team of solar researchers in Greece is contributing to the development of a technology to produce bio-crude from mixed wet waste processed onsite in a mobile solar-heated reaction chamber. They have innovated the use of concentrated solar...
Sam Altman invests in developer of modular solar power and heat unit
US start-up Exowatt has raised USD 20 million (EUR 18.8m) in seed funding to deliver its self-contained solar thermal and power product to first data centre customers and expand its team. A rendering of Exowatt P3 modules. Image source: Bus...
China-Germany Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park in Shenyang major projects commenced
On April 17, Transportation and Renewable EnergyIntegration Zero-Carbon Industrial Park of China-Germany Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park in Shenyang and Shenyang Vycon Magnetic Levitation Application Industrial Base Project in Tiexi...
Energy China's Hami 50MW CSP tower plant reached a new high power generation
Image: Energy Chinas Hami 50MW CSP tower plant According to DongFang Boiler (Group) Co., Ltd. (referred to as Dongfang Boiler), a company member of China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA), the 50MW Molten Salt Solar Tower CSP Plant of China Ene...
La sevillana Bluesolar pone en práctica su patente de planta fotovoltaica y termosolar
CTA y CDTI cofinancian en Puertollano la aplicacin esta tecnologa que aspira a ser la gran solucin en eficiencia y rentabilidad para el sector energtico Bluesolar, la patente andaluza que une fotovoltaica y termosolar en una misma planta Re...
The Netherlands and Spain drive SHIP market 2023
The world market for solar process heat (SHIP) continues to pick up speed. In 2023, the newly installed capacity tripled compared to the two previous years. The project developers reported 116 systems with a capacity of 94 MW. A year earlie...
Morocco's Noor 3 CSP plant undergoes forced downtime until Nov
The 150-MW Noor III concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Morocco is expected to be offline until November 2024 following a leakage in the hot molten salt tank, majority owner ACWA Power Co ( TADAWUL:2082 ) said this week. Below the mirro...
Efficiency boost and time saver for heavy industries
Eco-Tech Ceram from France is about to commission its third commercial high temperature storage tank solution at Wienerberger, a brick and tile producer south of Paris. There, two Eco-Stock units with 2.3 MWh each save waste heat from the o...
Sand Batteries provide heat to district heating networks in Finland
Polar Night Energy is the only manufacturer with a solid-particle storage system among the companies of the survey with a commercial project. The company from Finland promotes its storage system under the brand name Sand Battery, as the ves...