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Published at MDPI – Transformative Impacts of AI and Wireless Communication in CSP Heliostat Control Systems

Abstract: In this review, the transformative impact of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and wireless communication technologies into the heliostat control systems of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are explored. Heliostat control systems are categorized based on wired and wireless implementations, and calibration methods are analyzed from traditional methods, auxiliary equipment, and AI in detail. The …

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China’s 2024 edition of its annual CSP Blue Book is published

The “Blue Book” compiled annually by the China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA) provides valuable supporting data on the current status of China’s concentrating solar power (CSP) industry. Now the 2024 edition of China’s very detailed Blue Book updates the data of China’s CSP development, with the enabling legislation listed by month and by province, and …

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Solar hydrogen from sulphuric acid recycling to get an industry trial

  Members of the two teams, at DLR’s Institute of Future Fuels, and at the industry partner Grillo that will trial the electrolysis step A sulphur-based method for making green hydrogen using a solar hybrid technique that combines concentrated solar heat and electrically driven electrolysis has proven to be more efficient than today’s state-of-the-art electrolysis-only …

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Published at Nature – Artificial intelligence models development for profitability factor prediction in concentrated solar power with dual backup systems

Abstract: Hybrid concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with thermal energy storage (TES) and biomass backup enhance solar energy reliability and efficiency. TES provides energy during low sunlight or high demand, while biomass provides continuous heat generation when TES is depleted. Therefore, the current study developed three tree optimizers (fine, medium, and coarse) to predict the …

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A new trigeneration study builds on recaptured waste heat

A new trigeneration study just published at Renewable Energy is a collaboration between Fatih Yilmaz from Isparta University of Applied Sciences in Turkiye, and Basharat Jamil from Spain’s IMDEA Energy Institute in Madrid. They have proposed a concept in which three power cycles would be deployed in sequence to supply electricity, heating, and freshwater generation …

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Published at Applied Energy – An efficient ordered conversion system for hydrogen and electricity cogeneration driven by concentrated solar energy

Abstract Efficient utilization of full-spectrum solar photons is significant for improving the efficiency of solar energy conversion and thus alleviating energy shortage. In this work, a novel concentrated ordered conversion system based on a parabolic trough collector (PTC) that couples photocatalysis and Rankine cycle for hydrogen and electricity cogeneration to more efficiently use the full-spectrum …

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Published at Solar Energy – Advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the measurement of high heat flux for concentrated solar thermal systems

Abstract Concentrated solar thermal (CST) systems, capable of driving high-temperature processes up to 2000 K, hold significant potential for chemical and industrial applications. This paper reviews methods for measuring concentrated solar flux, focusing on their role in calculating key optical performance metrics such as concentration ratio and optical efficiency. It also explores the challenges associated …

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“Solar energy that can be poured in the fuel tank”: the Aldo Steinfeld Weltwoche interview

Source: Die Weltwoche “The dream becomes reality” Aldo Steinfeld next to the Solar Refinery 2024 ETH professor Aldo Steinfeld is one of the pioneers of synthetic fuels. He explains how to capture the solar energy in such a way that it can be poured into the fuel tank. When will synthetic fuels, which can be …

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