Chile’s 2023 auction to now incentivize dispatchable Concentrated Solar Power

Major changes for Chile’s next auction include incentives for energy storage and non-variable renewables like Concentrated Solar Power, a splitting of the auction into three geographic zones (north, central, south), an increase in contract length to 20 years, and the possibility of transferring systemic costs of the short-term market. Solar thermal energy with storage like the …

US DOE announces $135 million industrial decarbonization awards

40 Projects Across 21 States Will Advance Technologies to Decarbonize American Industry and Help Create Good-Paying Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $135 million for 40 projects that will reduce carbon pollution from the industrial sector and move the nation toward a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 by advancing key …

Chile’s 2023 auction will incentivize dispatchable CSP

Solar thermal energy with storage like the Cerro Dominador Tower CSP in Chile (pictured) will be more competitive in the first auction to incentivize dispatchable renewables like CSP    IMAGE@Grupo Cerro Major changes for Chile’s next auction include incentives for energy storage and non-variable renewables like CSP, a splitting of the auction into three geographic zones …

Top Concentrated Solar Power Innovations Revolutionizing the Renewable Energy Industry

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a rapidly growing renewable energy technology that harnesses the sun’s heat to generate electricity. Unlike photovoltaic (PV) systems, which convert sunlight directly into electricity, CSP uses mirrors or lenses to concentrate sunlight onto a small area, typically a tower or a series of tubes containing a heat transfer fluid. This …

Solar Stirling Engines: A Novel Approach to Concentrated Solar Power

Solar Stirling engines represent a novel approach to concentrated solar power (CSP) technology, offering a potentially more efficient and cost-effective solution to harnessing the sun’s energy. As the global demand for clean, renewable energy sources continues to grow, the development and implementation of innovative solar technologies are becoming increasingly important. In this context, the Solar …

Published at Solar Energy – Black coating of quartz sand towards low-cost solar-absorbing and thermal energy storage material for concentrating solar power

Published at Solar Energy – Black coating of quartz sand for low-cost solar-absorbing and thermal energy storage material for concentrating solar power Abstract: Solid particles-based direct solar absorbing heat transfer fluid (HTF) and thermal energy storage (TES) material is gaining increasing interest for high-temperature concentrating solar power (CSP). However, there is no particulate material that …