Computational fluid dynamics study of hydrogen production using concentrated solar radiation as a heat source Published in the January Issue of Energy Conversion and Management Abstract The purpose of this paper is to study the performance of the steam methane reformer (SMR) using solar energy as a heat source using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …
Vast Solar and Sage Geosystems Announce Strategic Collaboration on Hybrid Power Generation and Storage Projects
Vast Solar Pty Ltd. and Sage Geosystems Inc. (Sage) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate global opportunities to integrate concentrated solar power (CSP) generation and long-duration energy storage (ES) deep in the earth to supply clean, dispatchable baseload electricity. Vast Solar Logo Wind and solar are intermittent power producers. A more significant share …
MENA synthetic fuels potential at under 2 euros with PV or Concentrated Solar Power
MENA synthetic fuels potential: The North Africa and Middle East region has the potential to manufacture low cost synthetic fuels made with solar – PV or CSP – for under 2 euros in production. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has great potential to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuels from renewable resources. Together …
MENA synthetic fuels potential at under 2 euros with PV or CSP
MENA region solar thermochemical hydrogen potential – Solar thermal tower power plant NOORo III in Morocco. Credit: SENER MENA synthetic fuels potential: The North Africa and Middle East region has the potential to manufacture low cost synthetic fuels made with solar – PV or CSP – for under 2 euros in production The Middle East …
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‘Dispatchable’ renewables in spotlight after upbeat IEA report
The most commonly used sources of dispatchable renewable energy are reservoir-based hydropower facilities, which can be rapidly ramped up or down by grid operators depending on system power needs. This week’s upbeat renewable energy supply outlook by the International Energy Agency (IEA) contained an important but overlooked lament about the slow roll-out of so-called dispatchable …
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Auction Failure Curtails CSP in Spain’s Ecological Transition
Source: Economia Digital The low price of the ministry and the uncertainty of connection delay the installation of a new solar thermal, which in 2025 should be double the current one according to the PNIEC. The generation of energy with solar thermal technology has been stuck for a decade in Spain. Not a single new …
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DLR Finds CST is Ideal Renewable to Decarbonize German Industry
Gas imports and distribution in Europe , IMAGE@Robert Pitz-Paal An assessment of the cost/benefit of each green heat technology is timely, as countries that were most heavily dependent on Russian gas must rapidly decarbonize heavy industry as gas supplies dwindle from over 40% to under 10% and rise in price from 20 to 140 euros …
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China’s 2050 Power can be Zero Carbon for Under 1% of GDP: Study
“The average annual additional costs are ~0.62% of China’s GDP in 2020. It is a large but manageable value, especially recognizing that it does not account for the considerable external co-benefits of fossil fuel substitution, such as reduced health and agricultural damages from air pollution.” IMAGE@Cost increase in the electricity supply to achieve carbon neutrality …
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Vast Solar Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase 13,500 Sodium-Ion Batteries from Natron Energy in 2023
Leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) aims to integrate sodium-ion batteries to maximize energy storage performance. Vast Solar, an Australian company and leading developer of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology, today announced a collaboration with Natron Energy, Inc. («Natron»), a global leader in the manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries. This collaboration includes a Letter of …
4 Major Aspects of Asia Pacific Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
According to a recent study from market research firm Graphical Research, the Asia Pacific concentrated solar power market size is set to register a significant growth during the forecast timeframe. With Asian power demand moving at warp speed, the advancements across APAC concentrated solar power (CSP) market are difficult to ignore. 2020 proved to be …
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