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Abstract This study investigates the dry reforming of methane (DRM) using solar energy to produce syngas at a pilot-scale level. A combined waste gas stream from a prominent South African petrochemical complex is considered as the system feed. A cryogenic distillation column operated at 30 bar with ceramic Berl saddle packing is found suitable for …
Here; Power China’s first project; Gonghe 50 MW Tower CSP in Qinghai Province, online since 2022. Qinghai tsusequently inaugurated the 100 MW Golmud Tower CSP project in the 1 GW renewable energy park. Source; Weixin Qinghai has set tariff policy for concentrated solar projects at 0.55 yuan/kWh (in USD; 7.5 cents/kWh) This has effectively settled …
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Webinar – Securing funding from research to project development stages: promoting diversity in project leadership December 3rd at 8h PST / 11h EST / 17h CET (Check your local time) | Duration: 1h Register at ATA (LinkedIn) Join us for an empowering webinar in collaboration with Women+ in Concentrated Solar designed to elevate your skills …
China’s largest concentrated solar-thermal power project in northwestern Xinjiang connects to State Grid Source: Global Times The 1-million-kilowatt integrated concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) energy demonstration project in Hami, in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has commenced power generation and connected to the State Grid, a spokesperson from the Northwest Electric Power …
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ETH-Zurich, IMDEA Energy, and Synhelion have demonstrated solar syngas production in a solar tower with high efficiency and selectivity Renewable energy – for electricity – can now easily and cheaply replace fossil fuels for electricity, however producing liquid transportation fuels like gasoline and aviation fuel using solar energy remains a challenge. Sustainable drop-in fuels are …
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Abstract: Biomass gasification driven by solar energy is a potential route for the syngas production as well as storage of unsteady solar energy. However, the influences of the non-homogeneous effects caused by unidirectional concentrated solar radiation on the gasification process were overlooked in existing studies, which in turn led to the inaccuracy of the developed …
Abstract: Solar energy capture and storage using falling solid particles are being explored for cost-effective next generation concentrating solar power systems. A critical consideration in this technology is the abrasion wear caused by the sliding of the particles under varying speed and pressure over component surfaces. This study presents computational modeling of a subsystem comprising …
Abstract: A high-temperature stable solar absorber is crucial for next-generation (Gen3) concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, to enable high temperature operation, maximize power generation efficiency, and thereby reduce the levelized cost of energy. This study presents novel, fractal-textured solar absorber coatings whose multiscale feature scales effectively match the visible region of the solar spectrum, leading …
Image ©Two-Step Thermochemical Conversion of CO2 using a Novel Nd1-xSrxMnO3 Perovskite. To lower the costs of solar fuels and thermal energy storage, concentrated solar thermal (CST) researchers are working on increasing solar thermochemistry’s performance and redox cycle-ability. Researchers at Khalifa University of Science and Technology have designed a perovskite mix that promises to achieve both …
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