Rocks: The Unexpected Powerhouse of Sustainable Solar Energy Storage

Granite and soapstone tested for thermal storage in Tanzania Source: Sci Tech Daily  The future of sustainable energy storage might be found in commonplace materials such as rocks, specifically soapstone and granite, in combination with solar power, according to a study published in ACS Omega. The next generation of sustainable energy technology might be built from …

Concentrated Solar Power with Thermal Energy Storage

Concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage is an innovative and promising technology that has the potential to revolutionize the renewable energy sector. This technology harnesses the sun’s energy by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate sunlight onto a small area, where it is converted into heat. This heat is then stored in a …

Published at Solar Compass – Pathways to the use of concentrated solar heat for high temperature industrial processes

Pathways to the use of concentrated solar heat for high temperature industrial processes Abstract: New analysis is presented identifying strong potential for Concentrating Solar Thermal technology (CST) to be a cost-effective contributor to future sources of net zero-emissions, high temperature industrial process heat relative to other emerging options. Nevertheless, significant further development of the technology …