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Part of the parabolic trough section of the NOOR I CSP project in Morocco ©MASEN A groundbreaking new AI simulation tool that dramatically improves power plant operations for parabolic Trough-type Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants has been created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Michael Wagner, who helped develop the widely used System Advisor Model …
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Size of s-co2 turbine compared “One of the largest headcount reductions in memory… an internal effort to cancel or hinder major industrial policy projects initiated by the Biden administration” Trump officials are in the process of reviewing more than 30 advanced energy demonstration projects slated to be built nationwide, according to documents obtained by Heatmap …
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Maersk is leading the push to green methanol for shipping. Vast Energy’s South Australia Solar Fuels (SASF) could be a provider Methanol has the lowest emissions of all the hydrocarbons. Using concentrated solar thermal energy to heat the thermochemistry to make it (instead of burning a fossil fuel to supply heat) and sourcing the input …
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Abstract Two-step thermochemical cycles are efficient for producing H2 with solar energy, however, they face challenges with thermal losses at high temperatures needed for metal oxide reduction. This study introduces the first experimental demonstration of a thermo-electrochemical cycle for water splitting using ceria (CeO2). By applying electrical potential CeO2 is reduced at temperatures under 1000 …
In concentrated solar tower plants, hundreds of heliostats mirror reflected sunlight up to a central receiver. But aiming these mirrors presents a dilemma: point them all at the center, and risk damaging the receiver with intense heat, or risk losing valuable energy with a more “fuzzy” focus. IMAGE ©DLR A new study from researchers at …
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Maersk is among the leaders in the push to decarbonize shipping by switching to green methanol Source: Solar Quarter HyFuel Solar Refinery Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Vast Renewables Limited, has been awarded AUD 700,000 through the Australia-Singapore Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET) initiative to advance the development of South Australia Solar Fuels (SA Solar Fuels). …
Abstract This work studies heat transport in the fluid–solid interface of a packed bed to demonstrate the feasibility of preheating lumpy manganese ores to 600 °C with air at 750 °C. Preheated manganese ores aim to reduce furnace energy consumption during smelting in submerged arc furnaces to produce manganese ferroalloys. The preheating process was experimentally …
Source: CSPPlaza Recently, the hydraulic pressure test of the thermal system of the 100,000-kilowatt concentrating solar power generation project in Qiketai, Shanshan County, Xinjiang, which was constructed under the general contracting of Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute, was successfully completed in one go. This success marks a significant progress in the installation of the …
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This news comes via LinkedIn, from Alicia Bayon (interviewed here about her own solar hydrogen research in Australia) “Are you looking for a PhD or Postdoc in hydrogen production? There is a great opportunity for you to join leading worldwide researchers in hydrogen. The Global HyPT center and Pr. Greg Metha (Adelaide, Australia) is looking …
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Abstract: Concentrating Solar Power plants face challenges in achieving and sustaining high performance levels partially due to complexities in plant operations. This study addresses these challenges by developing a computationally efficient, high-fidelity parabolic trough solar field model capable of emulating CSP plant dynamics for use as an operator training simulator and as a tool for …