Swiss solar fuel pioneer Synhelion has entered into a partnership with Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment to rapidly bring solar-based synthetic fuels to market. The two companies are drawing on their strengths – Synhelion’s innovative solar technology and Wood’s industrially established chemical process technology for syngas …
100 MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Power with 12 Hours Daily Thermal Energy Storage Closes Financing
ACWA Power has led South Africa’s largest renewable energy project Redstone CSP to financial close The ZAR 11.6 billion Redstone concentrated solar power plant will power 200,000 households upon completion Redstone CSP Closes Financing May 2021 – ACWA Power Commercial operation scheduled to start in Q4 2023 ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and …
KNK Energy joins the PROTERMOSOLAR Association
Concentrated Solar Power technology plans to add up to 5 gigawatts (GW) in the next decade through the capacity auctions of the Government of Spain, which would add to the 2.3 GW already existing. Its thermal storage can offer high value services to the system in addition to the shift of generation to night hours. …
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Concentrated solar power responsible for 1,4% of the electricity generated in April in Spain
46.2% of the monthly generation was of renewable origin between wind energy, hydroelectric, concentrated solar power and photovoltaic, and 68.1% was produced from technologies that do not emit equivalent CO2. Wind energy, responsible for 20.8% of the electricity produced in April, has increased its production by 12.3% compared to the same month in 2020. The …
Lowering the costs of using solar-powered electricity when it’s not sunny
Solar power accounts for about 2% of U.S. electricity, but it could become more widespread if it were cheaper to generate this electricity and make it readily available on cloudy days and at nighttime. To lower those costs, Purdue University engineers are developing ways to improve how facilities called concentrated solar power plants produce electricity. These plants …
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US signs pact for up to 5-GW solar power project in Botswana, Namibia
The Biden-Harris administration has signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) regarding a plan to build a solar power complex of up to 5 GW in Botswana and Namibia. According to a Monday announcement, the US government will cooperate with those of the two African nations involved, the African Development Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction …
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Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power Plant
Cerro Dominador Solar Power Plant (Spanish: Planta Solar Cerro Dominador) is a 210-megawatt (MW) combined concentrated solar power and photovoltaic plant[2] located in the commune of María Elena[3] in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west-northwest of Sierra Gorda. The project was approved by the Chilean government in 2013 and construction was …
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Researchers Explore Coating for Tanks Holding Molten Salts
Keeping storage tank corrosion rates to a minimum is considered vital for use of molten salts in storage devices for electricity. Stephen Mraz The next-generation of concentrated solar power plants will require high-temperature fluids, such as molten salts in the range of 550 to 750°C, to store heat and generate electricity. At those temperatures, however, …
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Concentrated Solar Power Technology In India – Barriers In Widespread Expansion
India’s solar target is 100 GW by the year 2020. This, however, does not include CSP, that is, concentrated solar power. Owing to India’s geographical position just north of the equator, India has a huge potential to develop CSP. Sarvesh Devraj talks about the problems facing the advancement of this technology in the country. Sarvesh Devraj …
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EnergyNest secures €110m investment from M&G-backed Infracapital
EnergyNest, the global market leader in Thermal Batteries, today announces it has signed an investment agreement with Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of the FTSE 100 listed M&G plc. The agreement comprises a €110 million investment into EnergyNest to enable further international growth providing financed turnkey energy storage solutions for industrialclients. Infracapital will be …
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