Month: June 2023

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Published at the Journal of Energy Storage – A synthesis parameter of molten salt nanofluids for solar thermal energy storage applications

Abstract: Nanoparticle dispersions at a minute concentration in salt mixtures have recently been reported to significantly increase their specific heat capacity. However, there is a discrepancy between experimental results reported for the same kind of molten salt-nanoparticle mixtures by different research groups. From our literature survey, we learned that there is no standardized synthesis protocol …

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Solar Stirling Engines: Concentrated Power for a Green Future

Solar Stirling engines, a lesser-known but highly efficient solar technology, are gaining attention as a potential solution for a green future. These engines, which use concentrated sunlight to generate power, offer a promising alternative to traditional photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. With the global demand for clean energy sources on the rise, the development and deployment …

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Fractal corrosion fix in Gen3 Concentrated Solar Power by Ranga Pitchumani

Fractal steel texturing could solve the corrosive effect of higher temperature solar salts in tomorrow’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP).   How a novel fractal steel coating prevents corrosion in Gen3 CSP, described in Novel fractal-textured solar absorber surfaces for concentrated solar power published at Elsevier: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells We recently caught up …

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Fractal corrosion fix in Gen3 CSP by Ranga Pitchumani

Fractal steel texturing could solve the corrosive effect of higher temperature solar salts in tomorrow’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) How a novel fractal steel coating prevents corrosion in Gen3 CSP, described in Novel fractal-textured solar absorber surfaces for concentrated solar power published at Elsevier: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells We recently caught up with …

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Spain now needs CSP for grid stability – study

Despite a renewable capacity of 2.6 times peak demand, Spain’s intermittent renewables do not provide grid needs for operating reserves and frequency stability, so they have not displaced conventional fossil technologies IMAGE#Cerro Dominador CSP project: CSP with thermal energy storage can replace gas power plants Source: EVWind Each MW of solar thermal power can replace …

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Concentrated solar power firm Heliogen signs green hydrogen supply deal with city of Lancaster

Concentrated solar power firm Heliogen said it signed a contract with the city of Lancaster, California, to produce green hydrogen for the city’s growing green hydrogen fuel needs. The deal represents Lancaster’s first hydrogen offtake agreement. The hydrogen is expected to be produced at Heliogen’s Proxima hydrogen facility in Lancaster and will use Heliogen’s concentrating …

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Harnessing the Sun: Concentrated Solar Power Systems

As the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change and the urgent need to transition to cleaner, more sustainable energy sources, concentrated solar power (CSP) systems have emerged as a promising solution. Unlike traditional solar photovoltaic (PV) panels that convert sunlight directly into electricity, CSP systems use mirrors or lenses to concentrate …

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Australia’s first concentrated solar power plant edges closer to reality

Plans to build a concentrated solar power project in South Australia have edged closer to a final investment decision by the end of the year, with developer Vast Solar signing up Worley as an engineering partner on the “first-of-its-kind” project. Vast said on Monday that construction of the 30MW/288MWh CSP plant in Port Augusta – …

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Why Concentrated Solar Power is the kind of solar that could replace natural gas plants

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a dispatchable form of solar CSP power plants, like photovoltaic (PV) solar farms, are 100% solar and have stable prices, as both sell their projected generation over a 25-30 year period in a contract at a preset price per kWh. However, as a solar technology, CSP requires sun to make …

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DOE announces 7 awards to cut heliostat costs

Heliostat Consortium Announces Funding Awards Aimed At Lowering Costs & Barriers to Widespread Heliostat Deployment The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium, announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and …

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