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They heated ceramic particles to a blistering 1450 F by dropping them through a beam of concentrated sunlight. A breakthrough at a concentrated solar power facility in Australia could help transform solar energy in the future. The challenge: Solar energy is cheap, clean, and plentiful, but its variability is holding it back: we can always …
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Abstract: This paper reports an experimental investigation into the kinetics of magnesium carbonate calcination, conducted using a broad spectrum of heating rates (0.1°C/s to 179.9°C/s) in an air environment for a thin layer bed with Biot number < 0.1. These heating rates surpass those typically employed in thermogravimetric analysers (< 1°C/s) by many orders of …
A team of Australian researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has combined three tools to assess the economic viability of a hybrid Concentrated Solar Power and desalination plant applicable for any region worldwide. “The interesting thing is you can modify this by yourself,” lead author Yingfei Huang explained. “You can put any …
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CSP hybridized with MED desalination payback times A team of Australian researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has combined three tools to assess the economic viability of a hybrid CSP and desalination plant applicable for any region worldwide. “The interesting thing is you can modify this by yourself,” lead author Yingfei Huang …
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Australia’s science agency CSIRO announced that its Concentrated Solar Power research facility in Newcastle, New South Wales had a breakthrough as part of research investigating the potential of “falling ceramic particles” to capture and store solar energy as heat. CSIRO’s solar thermal facility in Newcastle has 400 mirrors. (Image by CSIRO). In detail, the solar …
Breakthrough solar thermal research is using ceramic particles that act like a battery, storing solar energy as heat. Concentrated solar thermal (CST) with ceramic particles offer a reliable, renewable power source that can be used even when the sun isn’t shining. This technology could play a key role in reducing industrial emissions, which currently account …
Australia could shave as much as $10 billion off the cost of the transition to a renewable grid by investing, now, in the development of very long duration energy storage technologies like concentrated solar thermal, a new report has claimed. The report, The Australian Concentrating Solar Thermal Value Proposition, argues that if decisions about the …
New research suggests Australians could pocket $10 billion in savings by 2050 if governments begin installing a niche form of solar power storage in the country’s major electricity networks. That figure — produced by Fichtner and ITP Renewables on behalf of the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute — would amount to savings of about $40 …
Vast Solar Pty Ltd (Vast), a world-leader in concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) energy systems, today announced that it has entered into a subscription agreement with Canberra Airport Group (Canberra Airport) to purchase up to USD $10 million of Vast ordinary shares at an approximate price of USD10.20 per share through an investment vehicle. The …
CSIRO and the Australian National University (ANU) will display the liquid sodium receiver at the 2023 SolarPACES Conference tour of the CSIRO solar test site this October The solar receiver on view at this year’s SolarPACES Conference site tour in October will be the first that many attendees have seen. This solar receiver is designed …
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