December 30, 2019 | Focal Line Solar Inc.

Renewable energy has an important contribution to make in protecting the environment and climate. Solar energy plays a particularly significant role here and has become more widespread in recent years due to photovoltaics. However, this technology does not yet offer an efficient means of energy storage. An alternative is concentrated solar power (CSP) plants with …

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More efficiency for concentrated solar power plants thanks to new BASF simulation tool

Xinjiang’s first concentrated solar power plant operational