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Published at Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments – Energy systems capacity planning under high renewable penetration considering concentrating solar power

Abstract: With the rapid development of renewable generation and the promotion of “Clean Heating”, the uncertainty of renewables as well as rising energy demand has posed significant problems to the energy system’s economical and flexible operation. As a renewable energy generation technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage (TES) offers a promising approach …

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Power China has begun construction of the world’s only 200MW Tower CSP

In something of an experiment, Power China Northwest is building their new Tower CSP in western Haixi at 200 MW – twice the normal size. Perhaps updated optical efficiency at long distance has become possible due to advances in technology? Here; Power China’s first project; Gonghe 50 MW tower CSP in Qinghai Province.Tower CSP is …

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India’s CSP tender (over 50%) attracts international stakeholders

India’s CSP tender described by Ajay Kumar Sinha, AGM of Contracts & Procurement at SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) India’s CSP tender is making waves. NTPC has carved out an unprecedented over-50% for concentrated solar thermal technologies in its renewables tender, and has also just been reported to have announced a 500 MW tender …

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Published at Applied Energy – A review of solar thermochemical cycles for fuel production

Abstract: Solar-driven CO2/H2O splitting via a two-step solar thermochemical cycle is a promising approach for fuel production and carbon neutrality to address the intermittent instability and low energy density of solar energy while taking advantage of its clean and nonpolluting nature. However, current experimental efficiencies are still below theoretical levels due to various limitations such …

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2023 Blue Book on China’s Concentrating Solar Power industry published

SolarPACES announces the publication of the 2023 edition of Blue Book of China’s Concentrating Solar Power industry, by China Solar Thermal Alliance. It offers an update of China’s CSP development, with the enabling legislation listed by month and by province, and provides all the details of the operation of the eight CSP projects completed by …

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China Solar Thermal Alliance has published the Blue Book of China’s Concentrating Solar Power Industry in 2023

The 2023 edition of China’s very detailed Blue Book updates the current status of China’s CSP development, with the enabling legislation listed by month and by province, and provides all the details of the operation of the eight CSP projects completed by the end of 2023. This includes the power prices and investment costs of …

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Cosin Solar completes heliostats on former Three Gorges CSP project

The 100 MW Tower CSP project, Jinta ZhongGuang was originally planned by the largest renewable energy firm in the world, Three Gorges Renewables, that built the 22 GW Three Gorges Dam. Cosin Solar bought the project from them after they failed to meet a milestone, and is now constructing it. Source: Cosin Solar On December …

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Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a multi-energy complementary distributed CCHP system coupled with solar thermochemistry and active energy storage regulation process

Abstract: The combination of distributed energy systems (DES) and solar energy is considered a vital measure to save the usage of fossil energy. A new distributed combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system integrated with solar thermochemistry (STC) and energy storage (ES) units is proposed. The methane steam reforming (MSR) reaction is driven by solar energy to …

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Gonghe 50 MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant Break the Record

As of November 30th, the POWERCHINA Gonghe 50 MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant, constructed with the participation of Cosin Solar, achieved a new monthly power generation record of 12.222GWh in November since its commissioning. The operational records indicate that the plant’s theoretical power generation for the month was 12.2352GWh, while the actual power generation …

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