Once again, ChumillasTechnology has participated in the melting process of of salts from the Atacama Desert at Cerro Dominador solar thermal plant based in Chile. Together with its Herlogas partner , the salt-melting ratios have been increased finishing the process in only 56 days, which is a great success. The in Latin America is being …
The Noor Concentrated Solar Power Complex and BASF’s 24-Hour Molten Salt Solutions
Molten salt, which is produced by companies such as BASF, is being used in concentrating solar power plants to provide efficient thermal energy storage and is part of the overall solution to the question of the viability of renewable energy in the fight against climate change. Solar Thermal Energy: A Brief History 800 BC …
SUPCON Solar to restart a 135MW tower concentrated solar power plant under China CSP demonstration program
Zhejiang Supcon Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (shorted as Supcon Solar), a leading CSP project developer and EPC contractor in China told CSP Focus that the Huanghe Hydropower Development 135MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project was already transferred to SUPCON and would be restarted soon. The Huanghe project was selected as one of …
Cerro Dominador finished smelting 46,000 tons of molten salts for concentrated solar power project
As reported by the company developing the project, «the salts produced by the SQM mining company have the capacity to conserve the energy captured during the day by the plant and maintain it in a tank storage system.» The development of the Cerro Dominador thermosolar project met a new milestone: to finish smelting 46,000 tons …
How Much Land Would Concentrated Solar Power Need to make All Our Aviation Fuel?
The latest figures for aviation fuel use per year show that the world used 300 megatons of jet fuel annually in 2019, manufacturing them from fossil fuels. But a carbon-constrained future requires us to envision a world that can produce that much aviation fuel for commercial aircraft, but without carbon emissions. A promising technology (see …
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How Much Land Would Solar Thermochemistry Need to make All Our Aviation Fuel?
Researchers investigate the geographic regions with the best solar resource and the most competitive financing to supply carbon free aviation fuel IMAGE@USAF The latest figures for aviation fuel use per year show that the world used 300 megatons of jet fuel annually in 2019, manufacturing them from fossil fuels. But a carbon-constrained future requires us to …
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RayGen and KMI (Jiangyin) announce strategic alliance
Jiangyin Kinematics Manufacturing Co., Ltd (KMI (Jiangyin)) and RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) have recently formalised a strategic alliance that will include the supply of world-leading, reliable slew drives for RayGen’s Solar Power Plant (‘solar hydro’) technology. The first project under this alliance will be a fully dispatchable renewable energy facility delivering 4MW of solar …
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China’s Gezhouba signs $500mn contract to build 90 MW Concentrated Solar Power-PV plant in Thailand
China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co., Ltd (shorted as CGGC), a core member of China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd., signed a USD 500 million EPC contract with CPL Company in Bangkok, capital of Thailand. CGGC will be responsible for execution of the Changwat Khon Kaen 90MW CSP-PV Solar Power Plant in Thailand. The scope …
Coronavirus cuts Spanish power demand, Concentrated Solar Power share
Spanish power demand in March fell by 4.6% on a year ago to 20.9 TWh, as tightening coronavirus restrictions wiped out much of the country’s industrial demand, grid operator Red Electrica said in a statement. Adjusted for seasonal differences, demand slumped by 6.3% on a year ago. Spain’s CSP fleet represented 1.2% of power generation, …
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Dubai Concentrated Solar Power builders resist COVID-19 to resume major installs
Noor Energy 1 partners are mitigating logistics, cost and labor shortage challenges to keep the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power project on schedule. On March 27, Shanghai Electric hoisted into place a 200-ton thermal oil overflow tank at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai. Measuring over 52 meters in length, the …
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