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August 20, 2024

Solar-heated cement calcining – aided by the greenhouse gas effect?

Solar-heated cement calcining: “This is the key point: not only are we addressing carbon emissions from the heat input, which is traditionally supplied by fossil fuels, we’re also addressing the CO2 naturally liberated from calcining the calcium carbonate.” Solar-heated cement calcining – aided by the greenhouse effect? Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are advancing a …

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February 10, 2024

Published at Renewable Energy – The performance evaluation of the free-falling particle solar receiver with a novel zigzag mass-flow controlled particle release pattern

Abstract: A free-falling particle receiver is a promising technology to be used in concentrating solar power plants. In this study, an optical-thermal coupled model is established by combining a Monte Carlo ray-tracing method with a finite volume method to simulate the energy transfer processes in a solar power tower system employing a cavity receiver. Using …

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Can a new kind of Concentrated Solar Power be a game changer?

High temperature CSP with very long duration storage in Bauxite particles can top off the 100% renewable grid says Sandia solar thermal research lead Cliff Ho. Cliff Ho at the test site with the sand particles IMAGE@Sandia An innovative new Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology has been shown by a US solar research lab to …

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Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells September 26, 2025
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the industry standard. Their work shows that passivation of the perovskite top cell extends through the entire absorber layer, unlike silicon where it […]
Enhancing quasi-2D perovskite solar cells with dicyandiamide interface engineering September 26, 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 A research group led by Professors Pengwei Li, Yanlin Song, and Yiqiang Zhang has introduced a dicyandiamide (DCD)-based molecular bridge strategy that significantly advances quasi-2D alternating-cation-interlayer (ACI) perovskite solar cells. Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the study outlines a dual-function interface engineering method that enhances both efficiency and stability by […]
Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery' September 26, 2025
Kuching, Malaysia (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Malaysia's verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional "green battery," but its renewable energy dreams could come at serious environmental cost, experts warn. Wedged between peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, Sarawak's leadership believes it could become a keystone in a […]

Farewell, Solar Industry February 26, 2025
After more than 15 years serving our audience of solar power stakeholders, Solar Industry is retiring the brand and sunsetting its operations. Solar Industry launched in 2006, at a time when the U.S. market for solar was a tiny fraction of what it is today. The American industry, in particular, was looking for a trustworthy […]
Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project January 3, 2025
Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in Hunt County, Texas. The solar facility’s corporate offtaker is a Fortune 50 company, the company says. Located within the ERCOT market, the project spans 25 acres and includes more than 130,000 solar modules. […]
EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity December 26, 2024
EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, marking a major milestone in the company’s global strategic expansion. The facility has a planned capacity goal of 5 GW, spanning an area of 78,000 square meters. […]

Solar Servicing acquires Mosaic assets, resumes PV lending September 25, 2025
Solar Servicing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forbright Bank, has completed the transaction to acquire the loan servicing operations of financing platform Mosaic after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June. Through the transaction, Mosaic’s loan servicing operations are transitioning to Solar Servicing. The company plans to continue Mosaic’s loan operations as usual. “Forbright’s deep… […]
University of Pittsburgh launches new Natural Gas, Renewables and Oil Engineering undergrad degree September 25, 2025
The University of Pittsburgh announced it is launching a new undergraduate degree in Natural Gas, Renewables and Oil Engineering (GRO), designed to prepare the next generation of engineers to deliver comprehensive energy solutions. By combining traditional oil and gas engineering with renewable systems across the Swanson School of Engineering’s diverse academic and research portfolios in… […]
North Carolina solar EPC Blue Ridge Power laying off 500+ people September 25, 2025
Blue Ridge Power, the North Carolina-based engineering, procurement and construction subsidiary of solar developer Pine Gate Renewables, will reportedly lay off more than 500 employees by November 18. Blue Ridge Power President David Sanders filed two Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification (WARN) Notices with North Carolina Dept. of Commerce on September 18, permanently laying off… […]