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IMAGE@Heliogen Well before Bill Gross started Idealab (which has launched 150 startups and counting) to “look for big problems in the world, invent technological solutions, then build companies to fix them” he was doodling designs for the solar thermal mirrors that reflect concentrated sunlight onto a solar receiver, instead of attending to his high school …
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Ultimate Trough CSP from schlaich bergermann partner sonne GmbH (SBPS) in DubaiIMAGE@ SBPS Spain’s National Energy and Climate Plan, the PNIEC (Plan Nacional de Industria, Energia y Clima) includes a desired 5 GW of CSP added to its existing 2.3 GW, with 2.5 GW in a first tranche from 2021 to 2025 and a second 2.5 GW …
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IMAGE@Wikipedia Heat demand by industry is the world’s largest energy end-use, the IEA calculates. So how can we supply that with renewable energy? For some heat needs, it is possible today, using concentrated solar thermal (CST). Many industrial processes need heat at between 150ºC and 400ºC, which CST can meet commercially today. Some examples are …
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Last few days for the 2020 SolarPACES Conference discounted early bird tickets! Be quick and save money by registering early! Attend the SolarPACES 2020 online conference from September 28 – October 2, 2020. By registering until September 6 (midnight pacific time) you can still benefit from the discounted early bird tickets. >> Register Now! Detailed Program …
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The Solatom Fresnel solar collector is designed to be shipped in a container IMAGE@Solatom When selling to any small business, it is psychologically easier to sell a product that is already made than a project that first will need to be constructed on site. Solatom, a new solar thermal firm has based their business model …
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State Owned Enterprises can be very popular, especially when they yield an annual dividend to households as in New Zealand (Aotearoa is its indigenous Maori name). Here, Aucklanders protest a proposal to privatize them IMAGE @Cory Anderson The USA seems like the most unlikely nation to nationalize a clean energy resource for the public good. …
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IMAGE@SolarDynamics flex hose test One conundrum for the two main Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies is how to be both bankable and efficient. Parabolic trough CSP is often considered more bankable, while central tower plants are more efficient. Trough technology is about a decade older than tower and has built up experienced supply chains, making …
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Pinjarra Alumina refinery in Australia IMAGE@Alcoa Commercializing alumina refining using solar heat Approximately 27% of Australia’s industrial carbon emissions come from alumina refineries, in which fossil fuels are burned to heat the processes. But concentrated solar thermal (CST) could provide up to half of the heat needed. Australian researchers have for the first time demonstrated …
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IMAGE@SolarDynamics flex hose test One conundrum for the two main Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies is how to be both bankable and efficient. Parabolic trough CSP is often considered more bankable, while central tower plants are more efficient. Trough technology is about a decade older than tower and has built up experienced supply chains, making …
Continue reading “Promising Test Results for Molten Salts in Trough CSP ”
Heliostats for Tower CSP IMAGE@NREL Engineers generally tend to be solutions-oriented, and engineers in Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) are no different. A history of making things better than they were is why we now have advanced technologies. As Hal Harvey, founder of Energy Innovation told the NYT opinion columnist Tom Friedman: “A prime difference between …
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