The Concentrated Solar Power project and the new storage system

At the end of February, Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi outlined the company’s long-term strategy for the next three decades, which set out how the business will become more sustainable and increase its focus on low carbon energy. The plan, which has a target to cut the group’s absolute lifecycle emissions by 80% over the next …

Spain’s First CSP to Get Novel Thermal+Electric Storage Retrofit

IMAGE@Cubico A 50 MW trough CSP project in Spain purchased by Cubico Abengoa plans to “bolt-on” novel low-cost storage to some of the first Spanish trough CSP plants, originally built with no storage Source: New Energy Update Spain’s Abengoa is looking to use low-cost PV power to support new molten salt thermal energy storage systems …

Which is the Most Efficient Way to Make Solar Fuels from Methane?



IMAGE@DLR Product composition from redox processes in solar SMR and DMR in comparison with conventional methane reforming 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 container …