Danish renewable energy specialist Aalborg CSP has secured yet another order for an integrated heat pump system for the production of district heating. The order is awarded by the Danish utility company Envafors and is a turnkey contract consisting of a 10.2 MW air-to-water heat pump with associated pipes and exchangers. The contract, likewise, includes …
Perspective on integration of concentrated solar power plants
Integration concept of energy resources can complement between the competing energy technologies. This manuscript presents a comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art of concentrated solar power (CSP) integration technology with various energy sources. Compared to CSP alone, integration of CSP and fossil fuel provides promising solution to solar energy intermittence, emissions and installation cost reduction, with …
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Develop a number of standards related to concentrated solar power: New Industry Standardization Pilot Project (2023-2035) was issued
In order to implement the Outline of China National Standardization Development, continuously improve the construction of emerging industry standards system, make forward-looking plans for future industrial standards research, give full play to the guiding role of standards in the industry, and lead the high-quality development of new industries, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, …
Concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage can help utilities’ bottom line
The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t …
What happened with Crescent Dunes?
Like the first samples of other new energy technologies, the first full-scale CSP tower with thermal energy storage had a shaky start The Crescent Dunes CSP project in the US was the first of a kind at 110 MW. The first tower CSP with thermal energy storage at full-scale. (Above about 150 MW, the distances …
Concentrated solar power add new power in China
On August 7, Xigaze Finance Bureau issued the Ecological Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China was adopted at the Second session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China …
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Concentrated solar power industry will usher in large-scale development opportunities
On August 1, Dongguan Securities released the Special Report on Concentrated Solar Power in Power Equipment and New Energy Industry. According to the report,the key equipment of concentrated solar power has been basically localized,and the policy has promoted the large-scale development of the industry. In 2016, the National Energy Administration launched the first batch of …
Gansu Energy storage new policy
On August 16,the Development and Reform Commission of Gansu Energy Bureau issued the Notice on Matters related to Energy Storage Configuration of Centralized New Energy Projects in Gansu Province(hereinafter referred to as the Notice).The Notice stipulates that the proportion of allocation and storage of the first batch of solar wind,the second batch of solar wind,new …
Installation of Wusitong concentrated solar power + photovoltaic integration project
On August 14,Power China Zhongnan Survey and Design Institute Co.,Ltd made an open inquiry on the construction and installation project of heat storage and exchange island and conventional island of Wusitong concentrated solar power+pv integration project in Tokxun County,Turpan City. Name of Tendering Service: Construction and installation work of Heat storage and Exchange Island and …
Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Selection of iron-based oxygen carriers for two-step solar thermochemical splitting of carbon dioxide
Abstract: The two-step solar thermochemical cycle is a prospective clean energy technology that enables the direct splitting of water and carbon dioxide for solar fuel production. However, immature oxygen carriers fundamentally restrict the solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency and thus prevent this technology from immediate industrial uptake. Focusing on the conventional iron-based oxygen carriers, this study intends …

