El almacenamiento térmico, la tecnología que promete revolucionar la gestión y el uso de la energía, está ganando importancia en España y en todo el mundo. En un contexto de urgencia por actuar contra el cambio climático, la transición hacia fuentes de energía renovable se ha convertido en una prioridad global. España se destaca como …
The Netherlands and Spain drive SHIP market 2023
The global market for Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) is experiencing significant growth. In 2023, the newly installed capacity tripled compared to the previous two years, with 116 systems and 94 MW of capacity reported. The Netherlands and Spain were the key drivers of this growth. Concentrating systems, such as parabolic troughs and Fresnel …
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A new common language to speed solar hydrogen research
IMAGE©Chemical Potential Analysis as an Alternative to the van’t Hoff Method: Hypothetical Limits of Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen. Could the Chemical Potential Analysis method work better than the van’t Hoff method? NREL’s Stephan Lany proposes a new common language to help solar thermochemistry researchers select the redox materials that will most efficiently generate green hydrogen. He …
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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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A new (older) steel helps solve thermal energy storage tank failure
Storage tank failure has long bedeviled the oil and gas industry. But there the liquids are not stored at such high temperatures as for concentrated solar thermal energy storage, with its daily heating and cooling cycles One of the failure mechanisms in the steel used in CST and CSP plants’ thermal energy storage tanks has …
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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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Published at Journal of Energy Storage – Influence of corrosion-resistant coatings on the post-corrosion thermal stability and fouling of molten salts for high temperature thermal energy storage
Abstract Corrosion and dissolution of containment alloy constituents is an important consideration in high temperature thermal energy storage using molten salts. While the focus of most studies has been on protecting the alloys from corrosion attack, an often-neglected aspect is the dissolution of alloy materials into the molten salt which leads to fouling and possible …
Heat trap demonstrated in quartz at over 1,000°C for solar receivers
After the solar heat trap experiment measuring the temperature increase to 1050°C at the back of the solar receiver inside a solid block of quartz, even at the front, the temperature measured 450°C IMAGE©Solar thermal trapping at 1,000C and above. Solar receiver efficiency in concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy is determined by how much solar …
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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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KTH seeks doctoral students for hybrid renewable systems for industrial decarbonization
Project description Third-cycle subject: Energy and Environmental Systems, Energy Technology To achieve rapid decarbonization of the industrial sector, technically efficient and cost-effective hybrid solutions integrating renewable energy technologies, heat electrification and/or upgrading systems, energy storage and power units are deemed. We aim to design, and prototype different technologies, including high temperature thermal energy storage, heat …