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 …

US DOE could lose a record number of employees

Size of s-co2 turbine compared “One of the largest headcount reductions in memory… an internal effort to cancel or hinder major industrial policy projects initiated by the Biden administration” Trump officials are in the process of reviewing more than 30 advanced energy demonstration projects slated to be built nationwide, according to documents obtained by Heatmap …

Vast’s South Australia Solar Fuels (SASF) receives $700,000 in Australia-Singapore push to decarbonize shipping

Maersk is among the leaders in the push to decarbonize shipping by switching to green methanol Source: Solar Quarter HyFuel Solar Refinery Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Vast Renewables Limited, has been awarded AUD 700,000 through the Australia-Singapore Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET) initiative to advance the development of South Australia Solar Fuels (SA Solar Fuels). …

New Xinjiang Tower CSP project passes pre-commissioning hydraulic pressure test

Source: CSPPlaza Recently, the hydraulic pressure test of the thermal system of the 100,000-kilowatt concentrating solar power generation project in Qiketai, Shanshan County, Xinjiang, which was constructed under the general contracting of Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute, was successfully completed in one go. This success marks a significant progress in the installation of the …

“Solar energy that can be poured in the fuel tank”: the Aldo Steinfeld Weltwoche interview

Source: Die Weltwoche “The dream becomes reality” Aldo Steinfeld next to the Solar Refinery 2024 ETH professor Aldo Steinfeld is one of the pioneers of synthetic fuels. He explains how to capture the solar energy in such a way that it can be poured into the fuel tank. When will synthetic fuels, which can be …

“Solar energy that can be poured in a tank”: the Aldo Steinfeld Weltwoche interview

Source: Die Weltwoche “The dream becomes reality” ETH professor Aldo Steinfeld is one of the pioneers of synthetic fuels. He explains how to capture the solar energy in such a way that it can be poured into the tank. When will the synthetic fuels that can be handled and transported, like gasoline, diesel or kerosene, …

Vast’s Cutting-Edge Clean Energy Solution Nears Market Launch After Final Testing

Source: Solar Quarter Vast Renewables Limited, an Australian clean energy company, has successfully launched a groundbreaking concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) receiver tower. Built in Goodna, Queensland, this tower is the final piece of Vast’s next-generation clean energy system, which will be tested at full scale. It will be deployed at the Port Augusta Green …

Qinghai sets CSP tariffs at 0.55 yuan/kWh (7.5 cents/kWh)

Here; Power China’s first project; Gonghe 50 MW Tower CSP in Qinghai Province, online since 2022. Qinghai tsusequently inaugurated the 100 MW Golmud Tower CSP project in the 1 GW renewable energy park. Source; Weixin Qinghai has set tariff policy for concentrated solar projects at 0.55 yuan/kWh (in USD; 7.5 cents/kWh) This has effectively settled …

Xinjiang commissions world-first 100 MW Linear Fresnel CSP project

China’s largest concentrated solar-thermal power project in northwestern Xinjiang connects to State Grid Source: Global Times The 1-million-kilowatt integrated concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) energy demonstration project in Hami, in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has commenced power generation and connected to the State Grid, a spokesperson from the Northwest Electric Power …