ESTELA joins forces with Solar Impulse Foundation and other associations to help Members States to better their NECPs

Last fall ESTELA and other RES associations joined Solar Impulse Foundation, an environmental non-profit project that aims to address sustainability challenges while enabling economic growth. Since then the group has jointly prepared 146 recommendations to help Member States reach their goals to deploy renewable energies and increase energy efficiency. The recommendations come at critical time, as …

China prioritizes Concentrated Solar Power connection and dispatch in new rule

China National Energy Administration issued the Notice Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Concentrated Solar Power. Recently, China National Energy Administration issued the Notice of the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration on Matters Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Solar Thermal Power. The key information are as follows: First, fully understand …

Published at Sustainable Energy and Fuels – Methane dry reforming via a ceria-based redox cycle in a concentrating solar tower

Methane dry reforming via a ceria-based redox cycle in a concentrating solar tower Abstract: Drop-in fuels produced using solar energy can provide a viable pathway towards sustainable transportation, especially for the long-haul aviation sector which is strongly dependent on jet fuel. This study reports on the experimental testing of a solar reactor using concentrated solar …

China prioritizes CSP connection and dispatch in new rule

China prioritizes CSP in new rule “The power grid company is requested to give priority support to the grid connection and dispatching of the base projects equipped with solar thermal power” says a new government planning document. Source: CSPPlaza China National Energy Administration issued the Notice Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Solar Thermal …