Month: March 2025

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Published at MDPI – Numerical and Experimental Study of Packed Bed Heat Transfer on the Preheating of Manganese Ore with Air up to 600 °C

Abstract This work studies heat transport in the fluid–solid interface of a packed bed to demonstrate the feasibility of preheating lumpy manganese ores to 600 °C with air at 750 °C. Preheated manganese ores aim to reduce furnace energy consumption during smelting in submerged arc furnaces to produce manganese ferroalloys. The preheating process was experimentally …

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New Xinjiang Tower CSP project passes pre-commissioning hydraulic pressure test

Source: CSPPlaza Recently, the hydraulic pressure test of the thermal system of the 100,000-kilowatt concentrating solar power generation project in Qiketai, Shanshan County, Xinjiang, which was constructed under the general contracting of Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute, was successfully completed in one go. This success marks a significant progress in the installation of the …

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University of Adelaide seeks green hydrogen PhDs and PostDocs

This news comes via LinkedIn, from Alicia Bayon (interviewed here about her own solar hydrogen research in Australia) “Are you looking for a PhD or Postdoc in hydrogen production? There is a great opportunity for you to join leading worldwide researchers in hydrogen. The Global HyPT center and Pr. Greg Metha (Adelaide, Australia) is looking …

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Published at Solar Energy – Neural-network-driven dynamic simulation of parabolic trough solar fields for improved CSP plant operation

Abstract: Concentrating Solar Power plants face challenges in achieving and sustaining high performance levels partially due to complexities in plant operations. This study addresses these challenges by developing a computationally efficient, high-fidelity parabolic trough solar field model capable of emulating CSP plant dynamics for use as an operator training simulator and as a tool for …

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Published at MDPI – Transformative Impacts of AI and Wireless Communication in CSP Heliostat Control Systems

Abstract: In this review, the transformative impact of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and wireless communication technologies into the heliostat control systems of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are explored. Heliostat control systems are categorized based on wired and wireless implementations, and calibration methods are analyzed from traditional methods, auxiliary equipment, and AI in detail. The …

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China’s 2024 edition of its annual CSP Blue Book is published

The “Blue Book” compiled annually by the China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA) provides valuable supporting data on the current status of China’s concentrating solar power (CSP) industry. Now the 2024 edition of China’s very detailed Blue Book updates the data of China’s CSP development, with the enabling legislation listed by month and by province, and …

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Solar hydrogen from sulphuric acid recycling to get an industry trial

  Members of the two teams, at DLR’s Institute of Future Fuels, and at the industry partner Grillo that will trial the electrolysis step A sulphur-based method for making green hydrogen using a solar hybrid technique that combines concentrated solar heat and electrically driven electrolysis has proven to be more efficient than today’s state-of-the-art electrolysis-only …

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Published at Nature – Artificial intelligence models development for profitability factor prediction in concentrated solar power with dual backup systems

Abstract: Hybrid concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with thermal energy storage (TES) and biomass backup enhance solar energy reliability and efficiency. TES provides energy during low sunlight or high demand, while biomass provides continuous heat generation when TES is depleted. Therefore, the current study developed three tree optimizers (fine, medium, and coarse) to predict the …

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A new trigeneration study builds on recaptured waste heat

A new trigeneration study just published at Renewable Energy is a collaboration between Fatih Yilmaz from Isparta University of Applied Sciences in Turkiye, and Basharat Jamil from Spain’s IMDEA Energy Institute in Madrid. They have proposed a concept in which three power cycles would be deployed in sequence to supply electricity, heating, and freshwater generation …

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