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Engineers at General Electric (GE) and the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) recently completed testing of the world’s highest temperature supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) turbine in a breakthrough which could accelerate gains in CSP plant efficiency. The 10 MW turbine is the “size of a desk” and has yielded the highest power density for an industrial …
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Spanish CSP generation hits new high in January-May Spain’s CSP fleet hit a new record output of 2,026 GWh in January-May, industry association Protermosolar said June 11, citing figures from grid operator Red Electrica. CSP generation was 8% higher than a year ago and record levels were achieved in February, March and May, at 262 …
The country’s first 100-megawatt molten salt concentrating solar thermal power plant in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu province, has successfully generated power while operating at full capacity. Nearly 20 hours of operating records show the systems at the concentrated solar power plant have been normal and stable. The facility also set a new record by generating …
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