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Request for Information: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Based Turbomachinery for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Plants

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) issued a request for information (RFI) to better understand the opportunities to deploy supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) based turbomachinery for concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants. Electrical power generation based on sCO2 as the working fluid has the potential to yield higher thermal efficiencies at …

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GlassPoint redesign directly heats storage, cutting solar steam cost 30%

In a departure from the original inspiration of agricultural glasshouses, a GlassPoint redesign involves a new lighter weight curved film replacing the “glasshouse” roof over its solar collectors, and now directly heats the thermal energy storage Press Release: GlassPoint Unveils Technology Advancements Reducing Solar Steam Costs by 30% The new “Unify” storage system and redesigned …

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Game-changing Sun-to-Liquid: Fuels from Concentrated Sunlight launches II

Sun-to-Liquid was a game-changing project that jumpstarted a new era in solar fuels. Now Sun-to-Liquid II is launched Round II of Sun-to-Liquid is launched: This initiative will demonstrate the scalability and high efficiency of producing sustainable synthetic fuel from CO2, water, and sunlight. Synhelion is one of the industry partners for the project, providing the …

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Solar fuels efficiency increase from MIT – use multiple reactors

The system as a whole resembles a train of box-shaped reactors running on a circular track. In practice, this track would be set around the solar thermal source. MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun. In a study …

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US DOE announces nine heliostat prize semi-finalists

2023 Heliostat-Prize The American-Made Heliostat Prize is a $3 million competition designed to accelerate technology innovation through the design, development, and demonstration of key components of heliostats. Heliostats are devices that tilt mirrors to track the sun and reflect sunlight toward a receiver. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is …

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Join: EuroPaTMoS webinar on molten salt with parabolic trough – Nov 8

Join the EuroPaTMoS (European Parabolic Trough with Molten Salt) European Research Project Webinar: Advancements in Molten Salt for Concentrated Solar Power Systems: We are excited to invite you to an enlightening webinar presenting the outcomes of the EuroPaTMoS European research project. In collaboration with nine esteemed partners from four different countries: German Aerospace Center (DE), …

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EuroTrough chosen for China’s latest CSP in Tibet

EuroTrough for CSP in Tibet The EuroTrough technology, developed by sbp sonne, has been selected for China’s newest CSP power plant in Tibet. sbp sonne will provide the technology and engineering service for this challenging site at an elevation of 4,500 meters in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The ZhabuYe Parabolic Trough power plant …

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Fifty new concentrated solar inventors take SFERA summer school

Summer school SFERA At the 4th SFERA-III Doctoral Colloquium and Summer School, around fifty young researchers from all over the world met in Cologne from 11 to 15 September 2023. Doctoral students from the Institute of Solar Research and the Institute of Future Fuels exchanged expertise with their European colleagues and made valuable contacts. On …

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