Cosin Solar’s Jinta Zhongguang 100MW CSP+PV runs round the clock for three days

Source: Press release: According to the latest updates from the project site, from August 13 to August 15, the Jinta Zhongguang Solar ‘CSP + PV’ Pilot Project 100MW CSP Project (‘Project’) operated continuously for three days, with an average daily generation exceeding 1000 MWh. Notably, on August 14, the daily power generation reached 1317 MWh, setting …

Vast gets new funding and launches capital raise accelerating its Port Augusta Green Energy Hub

Source: Press release SYDNEY, Australia, August 11, 2025 – Vast Renewables (“Vast” or the “Company”), a leading Australian clean energy technology company, today announced that it has secured new funding from existing shareholders and launched a capital raise to support the delivery of its flagship Port Augusta Green Energy Hub and growing international project pipeline. …

Synhelion has now delivered its first solar aviation fuel to SWISS

Synhelion delivers first solar aviation fuel to SWISS Source: Press Release SWISS becomes world’s first airline to integrate Synhelion solar fuel into its flight operations Zurich, July 24, 2025 SWISS has become the first airline in the world to integrate the solar fuel manufactured by Swiss-based clean-tech pioneer Synhelion into its flight operations. The action …

100 MW CSP project in Bortala, Xinjiang completes heavy lifting of power block components

Source: China Solar Thermal Alliance On May 28, the core equipment of the 100,000 kW (100 MW) thermal energy storage solar thermal project in Bortala by Xinhua Hydropower Company Limited, including the evaporator, steam drum, superheater, reheater, and preheater, was successfully lifted into place, marking the completion of the lifting of all large components of …

Three Gorges Renewables connects 100 MW Tower CSP to grid in Golmud, Qinghai

Three Gorges Renewables 100 MW Tower CSP in Golmud, Qinghai Source ESPLAZA May 9, 2025 The Three Gorges Renewables 100MW CSP Tower project in Golmud, Qinghai Province has successfully tested its connection to the grid. The project achieved stable full-system operation with a six-hour continuous load test, marking the successful grid connection of another landmark …

SolarPACES Technology Award Winner Royal Tech ships first advanced absorber tubes for DLR’s Évora Trough CSP demo

Royal TECH’s advanced Trough CSP absorber tube Source: ESPLAZA Royal Tech has shipped its new generation of high-temperature vacuum molten salt collector tubes developed for the European Évora Advanced Trough Molten Salt Demonstration Project. As the most advanced demonstration project in Europe for third-generation trough solar thermal technology—characterized by large-aperture trough collectors and direct molten …

World’s first high altitude Trough CSP begins operation in Tibet

Source: CSTA  On the evening of May 10, the Tibet Zabuye 40MW CSP project, undertaken by Shandong Electric Power Construction Company No. 3, a CSTA member, achieved simultaneous heat storage and power generation with two sets of molten salt, signifying full operation. Located on the southeast side of Zabuye Salt Lake, 165 km north of …

As the US Cuts Scientific Talent, Europe Launches an Initiative to Attract It

The Choose Europe for Science program will invest more than half a billion dollars between 2025 and 2027 to recruit researchers and scientists—especially from the United States. Source: Wired The European Commission has launched a new initiative to attract researchers and scientists to the European Union—especially those from the United States. The Choose Europe for …