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👉 hashtag#Hiring: Master Thesis – Green ammonia synthesis Do you want to contribute to sustainable energy solutions through innovative research? Then the DLR Institut für Future Fuels, which researches processes that enable the production of hashtag#fuels and chemical base materials using renewable hashtag#energy sources, is an attractive employer for you. In this Master’s thesis project, …
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Outward Technologies Lunar Articulating Mirror Array SolarPACES interviews Ryan Garvey, Founder and Principal Research Scientist at Outward Technologies, which has NASA funding to develop its concentrated solar system for resource extraction, surface construction, and habitat development on the Moon and other planetary bodies, using solar 3D printing of landing pads, roadways, and habitats directly from …
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Synhelion solar gasoline debuts in a vintage Audi Source: Hagerty A 1985 Audi Sport Quattro has become the first car in the world to run a new solar gasoline, developed by Synhelion. The Swiss company put the Quattro through its paces on the famous Furka Pass, where a sinewy sequence of curves reaches a height …
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Abstract: The solidification and molding of lunar regolith are essential for constructing lunar habitats. This study introduces an innovative lunar regolith molding technique that synergistically combines solar concentration, flexible optical fiber bundle energy transfer, and powder bed fusion. A functional prototype is developed to validate the proposed scheme. Systematic experiments including fixed beam spot melting, …
A small pipe extending along the central focal point of the parabolic trough is the solar reciever in Trough CSP Researchers have developed a completely different way for Trough CSP to collect solar energy. Normally, in this form of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), long lines of huge ‘trough’-shaped parabolic mirrors move slowly all day as …
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Artificial Intelligence & Digital Twins for Concentrated Solar Power (EU SUN‑DT Project) About the project SUN‑DT (“Smart Use of Novel Digital Tools for advanced performance and reduced costs in CSP tower plants”) is a three‑year Horizon Europe initiative coordinated by The National Renewable Energy Center of Spain (CENER). The consortium is composed of the most …
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Abstract The production of alternative renewable fuels is imperative for decarbonising hard-to-electrify sectors. Dimethyl ether (DME) is an aerosol propellant and a low-emission candidate for fossil fuel substitution. The main conventional DME production process is the indirect dehydration of methanol produced from fossil natural gas. This work analyses the direct use of green methanol for …
Synhelion delivers first solar aviation fuel to SWISS Source: Press Release SWISS becomes world’s first airline to integrate Synhelion solar fuel into its flight operations Zurich, July 24, 2025 SWISS has become the first airline in the world to integrate the solar fuel manufactured by Swiss-based clean-tech pioneer Synhelion into its flight operations. The action …
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Abstract This research, developed in the framework of the SCARABEUS project, studies the off-design performance of transcritical power cycles running on C2-S2 mixtures in Concentrated Solar Power applications. The objective of this work is to identify optimum operational strategies that maximize net energy production when exposed to variable ambient temperature, with special focus on the …
Abstract This paper proposes and builds the first megawatt thermal (MWth) class particle/supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) fluidized bed heat exchanger system for next generation concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. In this CSP plant, particles were chosen as the heat absorbing medium for solar collectors, and transfered heat to sCO2 through the heat exchanger, and then …