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Solar thermal energy with storage like the Cerro Dominador Tower CSP in Chile (pictured) will be more competitive in the first auction to incentivize dispatchable renewables like CSP IMAGE@Grupo Cerro Major changes for Chile’s next auction include incentives for energy storage and non-variable renewables like CSP, a splitting of the auction into three geographic zones …
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Heliogen’s most recent iteration of its heliostats – to be square Press Release: Heliogen Collaboration to decarbonize America’s “First Hydrogen City” through Heliogen’s patented breakthrough CST technology PASADENA, Calif. & LANCASTER, Calif. (June 6, 2023) —Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy, today announced the execution of a definitive contract …
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Granite and soapstone tested for thermal storage in Tanzania Source: Sci Tech Daily The future of sustainable energy storage might be found in commonplace materials such as rocks, specifically soapstone and granite, in combination with solar power, according to a study published in ACS Omega. The next generation of sustainable energy technology might be built from …
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Despite a renewable capacity of 2.6 times peak demand, Spain’s intermittent renewables do not provide grid needs for operating reserves and frequency stability, so they have not displaced conventional fossil technologies IMAGE#Cerro Dominador CSP project: CSP with thermal energy storage can replace gas power plants Source: EVWind Each MW of solar thermal power can replace …
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Heliostat Consortium Announces Funding Awards Aimed At Lowering Costs & Barriers to Widespread Heliostat Deployment The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium, announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and …
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The upcoming Cologne Solar Colloquium will focus on the latest developments in “Condition Monitoring of Solar Systems”. Our aim is to bring together industry specialists and researchers to explore crucial monitoring methods, tools, and techniques that can enhance the performance of solar plants. Whether you are a researcher, an industry professional, in higher education or …
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IMAGE@Sener Solgest-1 will use parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) like Sener’s Kathu parabolic trough CSP in South Africa, pictured here Solgest-1, the first new Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) project in Spain could start construction this year The thermal energy storage of the Solgest-1 110 MW CSP will generate 1,900 MWh. The total 150 MW …
Over 20% efficiency is reported in hydrogen production in a solar reactor with Dish CSP at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) A new solar-radiation-concentrating device produces green hydrogen at a rate of more than 2 kilowatts while maintaining efficiencies above 20%. The pilot-scale device, which is already operational under real sunlight conditions, also produces …
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Built by China Shipbuilding New Power, and featuring the EuroTrough by sbp sonne, China’s largest Trough CSP plant achieved a record annual output in the year ending March 31 Source: Helios CSP Built by China Shipbuilding New Power, and featuring the EuroTrough, China’s largest trough CSP plant achieves a record annual output China’s largest trough …
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Power China’s 50 MW Gonghe Tower CSP sets record. This Gonghe project was among these demonstration projects built initially. Now about 30 100 MW CSP projects in China are in construction, nearly all Tower. Source: CSPPlaza The daily output of Power China’s` Gonghe 50MW tower solar thermal power plant hit a record high in a …
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