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Published at Energies – Hybrid System of Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Technologies for Industrial Process Heat

Abstract: Process heating is the activity with the most energy consumption in the industrial sector. Solar heating (SH) systems are a promising alternative to provide renewable thermal energy to industrial processes. However, factors such as high investment costs and area limitations in industrial facilities hinder their utilization; therefore, hybrid systems that combine two different solar …

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Published at Energy – Integrated design of solar concentrator and thermochemical reactor guided by optimal solar radiation distribution

Abstract:The improvement of solar thermochemical reactor performance is crucial in solar energy utilization technology. This study presents an integrated design method for solar thermochemical concentrator-reactor to enhance performance and safety guided by the ideal optimized solar radiation distribution. The ideal solar radiation distribution in the reactor is obtained by gradient optimization algorithm and the enhancement …

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Thermochemical energy storage to deliver Gen3 solar months later

Solar even under grey skies 365 days a year: Compared to the cost of the Gen3 CSP plant itself, adding the thermochemical storage and the hydrogen production reactor barely increased plant costs, but added significantly more value by greatly expanding storage duration. Typically, simplicity equals low costs. But the creators of a multi-technology thermochemical energy …

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Heliostat Consortium Unveils Funding Awards to Facilitate Affordable and Accessible Heliostat Deployment

The Heliostat Consortium, led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, has announced seven awardees from a request for proposals aimed at reducing the cost of heliostats and creating new market opportunities for the industry. Heliostats are mirrors that track the sun to reflect concentrated sunlight to a receiver, where it can …

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Concentrated Solar Power + thermochemical storage for solar under grey skies 365 days/yr

Typically, simplicity equals low costs. But the creators of a multi-technology thermochemical energy storage system for Gen3 concentrating solar power (CSP) claim that their complex design would bring costs down by enabling the delivery of solar energy not just within a day or two like today, but whenever needed, weeks and months later. Compared to …

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Thermochemical energy storage to deliver Gen3 solar months later

Compared to the cost of the Gen3 CSP plant itself, adding the thermochemical storage and the hydrogen production reactor barely increased plant costs, but added significantly more value by greatly expanding storage duration. Typically, simplicity equals low costs. But the creators of a multi-technology thermochemical energy storage system for Gen3 concentrating solar power (CSP) claim …

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Why Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) beats Photovoltaic (PV) at less than 3 USD cents per kWh

The cost of renewable energy is dropping every year, and this year we saw record low cost Photovoltaic (PV) projects such as the 800 MW project in Dubai offered at 2.99 US$ cents/kWh. So how is it that concentrating solar power (CSP) is still an attractive technology compared to PV? The answer lies in the …

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POWERCHINA New Energy Toksun 100 MW tower concentrated solar power project steam turbine generator set, steam generation system started procurement

POWERCHINA Zhongnan Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd issued a procurement competition announcement on steam turbine generator set and auxiliary equipment, steam generation system and auxiliary heating equipment of POWERCHINA New Energy Turpan Toksun County Wusstone solar thermal + photovoltaic integration project. Project Overview: The project is located 6 km south of Provincial Highway S301 …

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Register for the 26th Cologne Solar Colloquium June 22

The upcoming Cologne Solar Colloquium will focus on the latest developments in “Condition Monitoring of Solar Systems”. Our aim is to bring together industry specialists and researchers to explore crucial monitoring methods, tools, and techniques that can enhance the performance of solar plants. Whether you are a researcher, an industry professional, in higher education or …

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SENER’s 110 MW of new Spanish CSP could start by year-end near its Gemasolar plant

IMAGE@Sener Solgest-1 will use parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) like Sener’s Kathu parabolic trough CSP in South Africa, pictured here Solgest-1, the first new Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) project in Spain could start construction this year The thermal energy storage of the Solgest-1 110 MW CSP will generate 1,900 MWh. The total 150 MW …

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