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The system as a whole resembles a train of box-shaped reactors running on a circular track. In practice, this track would be set around the solar thermal source. MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun. In a study …
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European partner institutions from academia and industry launched the SUN-to-LIQUID II research project. This initiative will demonstrate the scalability and high efficiency of producing sustainable synthetic fuel from CO2, water, and sunlight. Synhelion is one of the industry partners for the project, providing the expertise for scaling up the prototype, developing the thermal energy storage …
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Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (OTCQX: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, has demonstrated the effectiveness of its proprietary control system at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). The project, funded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund, marks a leap forward in concentrating solar energy and provides …
Nuclear energy stakeholders have been cheering the goings-on over at the COP 28 climate conference, where the US has joined a new 20-nation pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050. Whether or not they make that goal depends on investor interest, and plenty of other players in the decarbonization field are competing for attention, too. …
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An Australian company has successfully demonstrated its green H2 production tech prototype. Sparc Hydrogen has announced the successful testing of its prototype photocatalytic water-splitting reactor, a water-splitting green hydrogen tech that uses concentrated solar as an alternative to the conventional electrolysis method. The prototype was demonstrated at a CSIRO facility in Australia. The successful test …
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Human ear inspired solar thermochemical reactor for steam methane reforming with the consideration of minimum Gibbs free energy principle Abstract The non-uniformity temperature field of direct solar thermochemical reactors severely decreases the energy conversion efficiency of solar-to-fuel. Inspired by the physical mechanism by which the human ear can collect more sound waves, associating the similarity …
A novel high-efficiency solar thermochemical cycle for fuel production based on chemical-looping cycle oxygen removal Abstract Solar-driven two-step thermochemical cycling is a promising means to convert solar energy into storable and transportable chemical fuel, in which hydrogen or carbon monoxide is generated by continuous reduction and oxidation reactions. However, the high energy consumption of deoxygenation …
The cost of renewable energy has significantly decreased in recent years, which marks the way towards a fully renewable and sustainable future. However, this energy transition is not possible without massive grid-scale energy storage technology since most of the renewable energies are highly variable. In areas with a high solar resource, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) …
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As global leaders gather for the much-anticipated COP28 climate summit, the focus is shifting towards innovative solutions to combat the climate crisis. Among these solutions stands the transformative power of solar energy, with Dubai emerging as a beacon of hope in leveraging this renewable resource. Dubbed as the “Sunshine City,” Dubai has already cemented itself …
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The U.S. Department of Energy has set a goal to make green hydrogen domestically at $1 per kilogram by 2030. Current costs range from $3 to $8 and none of it is being done at scale. Getting the cost of green hydrogen down is a serious concern for policymakers and industry alike. Most efforts are …