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In the previous article, I described the essential principles of thermosolar technology or concentrated solar power (CSP). In this article, I analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this technology in order to understand what factors hinder its massive roll-out. The following image shows a diagram of the essential components of a CSP plant that uses …
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On May 11, Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, conducted a public bidding for the procurement of auxiliary equipment for the EPC general contract project (Batch 4) of the 100MW solar thermal energy storage project of Yumen Demonstration Project of China Nuclear Power Corporation. Project Overview: Project scale: …
According to the news from China Energy Engineering Group Northwest Power Construction Engineering Co., Ltd, on May 6, China Energy Engineering Group Northwest Power Construction Engineering Co., Ltd won the bidding of Tangshan Haitai Xinneng Technology Co., Ltd., 900 MW photovoltaic +100 MW Concentrated Solar Power integration EPC general contract project. This project is located …
Australian renewable energy company Vast is proud to announce its rebrand, effective from 8th May. The new brand identity is expected to better communicate Vast’s position in the market and improve its visibility among stakeholders. Vast’s target markets have broadened from initially focusing on dispatchable renewable electricity to now include process heat for industrial uses, …
Built by China Shipbuilding New Power, and featuring the EuroTrough by sbp sonne, China’s largest Trough CSP plant achieved a record annual output in the year ending March 31 Source: Helios CSP Built by China Shipbuilding New Power, and featuring the EuroTrough, China’s largest trough CSP plant achieves a record annual output China’s largest trough …
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Power China’s 50 MW Gonghe Tower CSP sets record. This Gonghe project was among these demonstration projects built initially. Now about 30 100 MW CSP projects in China are in construction, nearly all Tower. Source: CSPPlaza The daily output of Power China’s` Gonghe 50MW tower solar thermal power plant hit a record high in a …
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This study aims to assess the performance of the Hybrid Solar Thermal Storage (HSTS) system, the storage system proposed for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. The heat storage hybridisation concept is based on coupling latent phase change material (PCM) and thermochemical storage system containing paired metal hydride (MH) beds. One base design which uses only …
In this solar technology, highly concentrated solar energy directly heats a solar reactor and drives a thermochemical process, using carbon dioxide and water as the raw materials to produce syngas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The syngas can be converted to liquid transportation fuels using established technologies such as Fischer-Tropsch. Solar reactor used …
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Solar reactor used for the heat recovery test at ETH Zürich. IMAGE@A.Lidor Why heat-recovery for solar reactors matters In this solar technology, highly concentrated solar energy directly heats a solar reactor and drives a thermochemical process, using carbon dioxide and water as the raw materials to produce syngas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. …
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Recently, the latest statistics of Gonghe 50 MW concentrated solar power plant, Qinghai Branch of China Power Construction New Energy Group, show that the cumulative power generation of the power station in April 2023 has completed 6,909 thousand KWH, which is the highest monthly power generation record ever since the unit was put into operation. …