US solar steam projects developer GlassPoint on Tuesday announced it is advancing plans to build the world’s largest industrial solar thermal project in Saudi Arabia, unveiling the next phase of development for the GlassPoint Ma’aden Technology Showcase (GMTS). GlassPoint is developing the GMTS project with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA). The company …
Aussi petcare firm taps both solar technologies for industrial heat
Mars Petcare will use this kind of parabolic trough concentrated solar thermal (CST) collectors for direct solar industrial heat and a thermal energy storage system also heated by electricity from Victoria’s solar-rich grid Mars petcare factory to tap sunlight for CST heat plus leverage Victoria’s world-leading renewable grid to electrically heat thermal energy storage. …
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DLR researchers win ASME Best Paper Award
We are pleased to share that this year the “𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱” from the ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) goes to a team at our institute! This was announced during the 18th International hashtag#Conference on Energy Sustainability in Anaheim, USA. The hashtag#award aims to promote high quality research in the field of energy …
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Completed! Redstone Tower CSP project in South Africa is online
Redstone, the first Tower CSP plant in South Africa is completed. This image taken August 20, 2024 shows how the solar receiver atop the tower is activated by the reflected sunlight from the solar field of heliostats (mirrors) surrounding the power block seen here below the tower: IMAGE©Xinhua (by Zhang Yudong) [Ed: Finally, the Redstone …
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CSP solar field workforce development funded with $3 million among 6 heliostat projects
Successful Projects Will help lower cost of CSP and support the next generation of highly trained solar field workers Heliostats, the large mirrors that track the sun to reflect and direct its rays to heat a solar receiver— are critical for efficient, cost-effective concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants. When hundreds or thousands of heliostats work …
DOE announces CST winners of $33 million for industrial decarbonization
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES $33 MILLION TO DEPLOY SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES TO DECARBONIZE AMERICA’S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Nine Projects Across Seven States Will Support Solar-Powered Production of Hydrogen and Lower Emissions from the Aviation, Food and Beverage, and Other Sectors WASHINGTON, D.C.—In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy …
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China’s Three Gorges has begun commissioning their dual-tower CSP project
Located in Guazhou County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, a novel dual tower/ dual solar field concentrated solar power (CSP) plant has started commissioning and testing and is expected to officially generate power by the end of this year, said its operator, the China Three Gorges Corporation, on Monday. The Three Gorges CSP project has …
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Cosin Solar wins 100 MW CSP project bid for Luneng Fukang
Cosin Solar wins 100 MW CSP project bid for Luneng Fukang [Ed: Previously, Cosin Solar won the bid to supply the solar field of heliostats and the associated molten solar receiver system. With this week’s news, they have now won the bid for the entire 100 MW Luneng Fukang CSP project] Source: Cosin Solar Press …
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World’s first solar jet fuel plant inaugurated by Synhelion
World’s first solar jet fuel plant inaugurated by Synhelion – Dawn. Press Release: Jülich, Germany, June 20, 2024 Today Synhelion inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich. By inaugurating DAWN, Synhelion proves that the technology to produce solar fuels is ready for large scaling. The renewable fuels …
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Synhelion partnering with Pilatus to scale its solar fuel
Press Release: Pilatus and Synhelion are about to launch a strategic cooperation aimed at accelerating the scaling of solar fuels for the aviation industry. Pilatus intends to use Synhelion’s solar fuels for its own operations and also offer them to its own customers in the medium-term. With that in mind, Pilatus has become a shareholder …
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