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ESTELA joins forces with Solar Impulse Foundation and other associations to help Members States to better their NECPs

Last fall ESTELA and other RES associations joined Solar Impulse Foundation, an environmental non-profit project that aims to address sustainability challenges while enabling economic growth. Since then the group has jointly prepared 146 recommendations to help Member States reach their goals to deploy renewable energies and increase energy efficiency. The recommendations come at critical time, as …

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China prioritizes Concentrated Solar Power connection and dispatch in new rule

China National Energy Administration issued the Notice Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Concentrated Solar Power. Recently, China National Energy Administration issued the Notice of the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration on Matters Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Solar Thermal Power. The key information are as follows: First, fully understand …

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Published at Sustainable Energy and Fuels – Methane dry reforming via a ceria-based redox cycle in a concentrating solar tower

Methane dry reforming via a ceria-based redox cycle in a concentrating solar tower Abstract: Drop-in fuels produced using solar energy can provide a viable pathway towards sustainable transportation, especially for the long-haul aviation sector which is strongly dependent on jet fuel. This study reports on the experimental testing of a solar reactor using concentrated solar …

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China prioritizes CSP connection and dispatch in new rule

China prioritizes CSP in new rule “The power grid company is requested to give priority support to the grid connection and dispatching of the base projects equipped with solar thermal power” says a new government planning document. Source: CSPPlaza China National Energy Administration issued the Notice Related to Promoting the Large-scale Development of Solar Thermal …

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Concentrated Solar Power Project Tenders Last Week (Apr.8-14) in China

EPC Tender- SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project On April 8, SPIC Henan Company issued a public bidding announcement for the EPC general contract of SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project. Application deadline: April 14, 2023, 23:59. Project Supervisor Announced –  SPIC Shanshan 100MW CSP Project Preliminary Design announced – Tongyu 100MW CSP Project Heat Collecting System announced- …

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U.S. funding announced for innovative concentrated solar power projects

The Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2023 funding opportunity will award $6.5 million for seedling R&D projects that focus on innovative and novel ideas in photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). Announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), they are seeking projects that are and are “riskier than …

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Two Chinese pilot Concentrated Solar Power projects report monthly generating records

619MWh Daily Generation – Power China Gonghe 50MW Tower CSP Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Project, after the single-day power generation reached 572,000 kWh on March 9, 2023, the single-day power generation of the CSP plant reached another record high of 619,000 kWh on March 13. …

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Two more Chinese pilot CSP projects report monthly generating records

China CSP generating records – The Urat and Gonghe pilot projects join the Delingha project in reporting generating records in operation CSP Focus reports via email (More Detail is available for CSP Focus Membership.) 619MWh Daily Generation – Power China Gonghe 50MW Tower CSP Project Recently, the news came from Power China Gonghe 50MW Molten …

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Oman weighs Concentrated Solar Power project at Duqm

A first-of-its-kind Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is envisioned for development near Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate as part of Oman’s pivot away from gas-powered electricity generation to renewables-based sources. The initiative, subject to the findings of a feasibility study, will add to a mixed portfolio of renewable resources and technologies being explored by the …

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Paving the way for beer production by harnessing solar energy, in partnership with Absolicon

In the framework of its ESG strategy with the key message «Together Towards Zero and Beyond» and aiming at the zeroing of its environmental footprint, Olympic Brewery completes the infrastructure for the implementation of the pilot project for the utilization of solar energy to cover its energy needs at the Sindos plant, in collaboration with …

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