In order to implement the Outline of China National Standardization Development, continuously improve the construction of emerging industry standards system, make forward-looking plans for future industrial standards research, give full play to the guiding role of standards in the industry, and lead the high-quality development of new industries, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, …
Concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage can help utilities’ bottom line
The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t …
What happened with Crescent Dunes?
Like the first samples of other new energy technologies, the first full-scale CSP tower with thermal energy storage had a shaky start The Crescent Dunes CSP project in the US was the first of a kind at 110 MW. The first tower CSP with thermal energy storage at full-scale. (Above about 150 MW, the distances …