One of the key challenges the world will need to face during the 21st century is global warming and the consequent climate change. Its presence is indisputable, and decarbonizing the gird emerges as one of the required pathways to achieve global sustainable objectives. Solar energy power plants have the potential to revert this situation and …
The first Concentrated Solar Power prefabricated in China has been built in Turpan
Independent cooling, heating, energy storage and energy supply can be realized without relying on the power grid. The first Concentrated Solar Power prefabricated energy island in China has been built in Turpan Xiangtu Heat Economic and Industrial Park, and has now entered the verification and operation stage. With the help of this new energy equipment, …
Direct contact cascaded immiscible inorganic salt/high-density polyethylene
The present work assesses the direct contact cascaded immiscible phase change material (PCM) for solar heat storage systems (SHSS) in water heating applications. The direct contact cascaded immiscible PCM uses ternary salt mixture (TSM) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Improvement on phase behavior and thermal properties are obtained for the direct contact cascaded immiscible TSM/HDPE. The …
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Huaneng modular molten salt energy storage device scientific research project open bidding
On August 30, Huaneng Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd issued a public bidding announcement for its scientific research project molten salt electric heater. Project Overview: The project is located in the production area of Huaneng Dezhou Power Plant, and is a demonstration project for the development and application of modular molten salt energy …
Assessment of a numbering-up approach for a 100 MWe third generation sodium-salt Concentrated Solar Power system
This work presents the design and techno-economic analysis of a 100 MWe concentrated solar power (CSP) system using a supercritical CO2 power block with 700 °C input temperature. Aiming to leverage the relatively higher efficiency of small heliostat fields and potential multi-build discounts, a numbering-up approach is examined, developing four alternative configurations (1×100, 2×50, 3×33, …
Building Green: New Technologies to Create Less Polluting Cement
Rising demand for housing in most major cities around the world is increasingly at odds with efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions, as the literal building blocks—concrete and cement—of the construction projects are extremely polluting. Roughly 7% of all carbon emissions today come from cement production, making it one of the highest-emitting industrial sectors, according to …
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China Energy Engineering Lhasa Damxung County 250 MW PV+100 MW Concentrated Solar Power project commenced
On the morning of August 30, China Energy Engineering Lhasa Damxung County 250 MW PV+100 MW CSP project held the opening ceremony, this is China Power Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd first investment project in Tibet, this will make positive contributions to promoting the economic and social development of Damxung County and improving people’s livelihood …
Sunrise CSP Signs MoU with Engineers India to Scale Up Concentrated Solar Thermal
Australia’s Sunrise CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) and India’s Engineers India Ltd (EIL) forged a collaborative agreement by executing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU will facilitate an exclusive partnership in Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) power for projects in the oil & gas sector in India, projects other than in the oil & gas sector, …
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950MW 4th Phase Of The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park To Provide Clean Energy For 320,000 Residences
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inspected the work progress at the 950MW 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. This phase uses the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model with investments up to AED 15.78 billion. It is set to provide clean energy …
Energy Reviews discusses progress in the design of porous volumetric solar receivers
Amidst the growing demand for clean and renewable energy, different solar energy harvesting technologies are being actively developed. Among them, concentrating solar power (CSP) systems have emerged as a promising candidate for effectively producing electricity from sunlight. CSPs use multiple mirrors to focus sunlight onto a central receiver, which absorbs the sunlight and turns it …