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On behalf of himself and Craig Turchi, NREL’s Mark Mehos accepts the SolarPACES Lifetime Achievement Award from Gilles Flamant, Chair of SolarPACES On the closing day of SolarPACES 2025 in Almeria, NREL’s Mark Mehos and Craig Turchi were jointly recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for transformative leadership in advancing the commercialization of concentrating solar …
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Accepting the SolarPACES Technology Innovation Award 2025 for the Innovative High-Temperature Air-Based Integrated CST for Flexible Renewable Heat are Pok Wan Kwang and Gediz Karaca from ODQA, with Rafael Guedez, Silvia Trevisan and Konstantinos Apostolopoulos-Kalkavouras from KTH The 2025 Technology Innovation Award was jointly presented to ODQA, a University of Oxford spin-off, together with KTH …
Abstract: The two-step solar-thermochemical cycle process for water splitting is a promising technology for hydrogen generation with very high theoretical efficiencies. This study investigates the operational behavior of a prototype solar reactor with thermal power of 250 kW. A multi-physical reactor model is used for analyzing the dynamical process behavior of the reactor’s porous metal …
Abstract: This study addresses the direct reduction of iron ore with hydrogen and solar energy as the process heat source for clean iron/steel making and decarbonation of the metallurgical process. A novel rotary-type solar reactor was designed, constructed and tested for demonstration of hydrogen-based direct iron ore reduction under real direct solar irradiation. Such a …
IMAGE from: Terrestrial Demonstrator for the Hydrogen Extraction of Oxygen from Lunar Regolith with Concentrated Solar Energy °C Thorsten Denk Working at the Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), aerospace engineer Thorsten Denk has further refined his solar reactor for extracting lunar oxygen directly from ilmenite (FeTiO3), an abundant mineral in lunar regolith. Inspired by NASA’s …
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Solar collector sytem from GlassPoint under construction in California for Searles Valley Minerals (a glass container will encompass all the solar collectors) IMAGE © GlassPoint GlassPoint has secured a partnership to generate its solar steam for Searles Valley Minerals (SVM), a hundred- and fifty-year-old California mining and production firm, one of the largest local employers …
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Abstract: The global freshwater crisis poses an existential threat to sustainable development worldwide. Desalination has emerged as a critical solution, but conventional fossil-fuel plants are energy-intensive and emit substantial greenhouse gases. Concentrating solar power (CSP) offers a promising renewable pathway to drive thermal desalination processes. However, CSP-desalination integration requires thoughtful system configuration design to maximize …
Source: Press release: According to the latest updates from the project site, from August 13 to August 15, the Jinta Zhongguang Solar ‘CSP + PV’ Pilot Project 100MW CSP Project (‘Project’) operated continuously for three days, with an average daily generation exceeding 1000 MWh. Notably, on August 14, the daily power generation reached 1317 MWh, setting …
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(Via Lina Hockaday at LinkedIn: Our hydrometallurgical iron ore beneficiation project (https://lnkd.in/gQS-JtAA ) is looking for a Research Assistant. The ideal applicant will be a hands-on person who enjoys laboratory work and will carry out research, documenting and reporting the results to the research lead.) Apply Now Research Assistant Faculty of Science & Engineering Perth, …
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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 …