Month: February 2025

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Published at Solar Energy – Advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the measurement of high heat flux for concentrated solar thermal systems

Abstract Concentrated solar thermal (CST) systems, capable of driving high-temperature processes up to 2000 K, hold significant potential for chemical and industrial applications. This paper reviews methods for measuring concentrated solar flux, focusing on their role in calculating key optical performance metrics such as concentration ratio and optical efficiency. It also explores the challenges associated …

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“Solar energy that can be poured in the fuel tank”: the Aldo Steinfeld Weltwoche interview

Source: Die Weltwoche “The dream becomes reality” Aldo Steinfeld next to the Solar Refinery 2024 ETH professor Aldo Steinfeld is one of the pioneers of synthetic fuels. He explains how to capture the solar energy in such a way that it can be poured into the fuel tank. When will synthetic fuels, which can be …

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“Solar energy that can be poured in a tank”: the Aldo Steinfeld Weltwoche interview

Source: Die Weltwoche “The dream becomes reality” ETH professor Aldo Steinfeld is one of the pioneers of synthetic fuels. He explains how to capture the solar energy in such a way that it can be poured into the tank. When will the synthetic fuels that can be handled and transported, like gasoline, diesel or kerosene, …

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SolarPACES 2025 – Call for Abstracts

SolarPACES (Concentrating Solar Power, Thermal, and Chemical Energy Systems) is delighted to announce the SolarPACES 2025 Conference from September 23-26, 2025, in Almería, Spain. SolarPACES is the premier international network advancing research, development, and commercial deployment of concentrating solar technologies. This year we will be in Almería, Spain, which has been a key location for …

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University of Florida seeks Post Doc Solar Researcher in Solar Fuels

The Renewable Energy Conversion Laboratory at the University of Florida (UF) is seeking to hire a postdoctoral researcher in the area of concentrating solar thermal (CST) and solar fuels. Prior experience related to experimentation and modeling of thermochemical reactions is highly desired, as well as expertise in heat transfer, chemical reaction engineering, solar thermal engineering …

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Vast’s Cutting-Edge Clean Energy Solution Nears Market Launch After Final Testing

Source: Solar Quarter Vast Renewables Limited, an Australian clean energy company, has successfully launched a groundbreaking concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) receiver tower. Built in Goodna, Queensland, this tower is the final piece of Vast’s next-generation clean energy system, which will be tested at full scale. It will be deployed at the Port Augusta Green …

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Register for the Women in Concentrated Solar Mentorship Program

Mentorship program Women+ in Concentrated Solar is starting a mentorship program for women and other underrepresented genders in the concentrated solar sector. Our goal is to help our mentees (of underrepresented gender identities) build confidence, grow as professionals and reach their full potential. 2025 campaign Phase 1 – Mentors & mentees registration Mentors and mentees …

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May 14 – 28th DLR Solar Colloquium: Solar processes for the chemical industry

28ᵗʰ 𝗗𝗟𝗥 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘂𝗺. 14 May 2025, 10 – 17 h, Jülich 🔎 Focus topic: 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 We would like to discuss with you the chances and increasing importance of #solar driven #processes for the chemical industry. You can expect exciting presentations from research and practice. The event will take place …

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Future atmospheric attenuation impacts on central solar tower plants

Atmospheric aerosols affect the generation from solar tower plants like the 100 MW Tower CSP project, Jinta ZhongGuang was originally planned by the largest renewable energy firm in the world, Three Gorges Renewables, that built the 22 GW Three Gorges Dam. Cosin Solar bought the project from them after they failed to meet a milestone, …

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