Combining concentrated solar power with thermal storage to avoid wasting energy

In sunny locations, solar power can sometimes produce too much electricity for the grid. Australian company RayGen hopes to solve this problem by combining its hi-tech solar systems with thermal storage, as Richard Stevenson reports. Hybrid hope RayGen’s first power plant, near Carwarp in Australia, makes use of its new technology that combines solar cells …

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 the significance of large-scale development of solar thermal power. The industrial chain of solar thermal power is …