Concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage can help utilities’ bottom line

The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t …

Concentrated solar power add new power in China

On August 7, Xigaze Finance Bureau issued the Ecological Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China was adopted at the Second session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China …

Concentrated solar power industry will usher in large-scale development opportunities

On August 1, Dongguan Securities released the Special Report on Concentrated Solar Power in Power Equipment and New Energy Industry. According to the report,the key equipment of concentrated solar power has been basically localized,and the policy has promoted the large-scale development of the industry. In 2016, the National Energy Administration launched the first batch of …

Installation of Wusitong concentrated solar power + photovoltaic integration project

On August 14,Power China Zhongnan Survey and Design Institute Co.,Ltd made an open inquiry on the construction and installation project of heat storage and exchange island and conventional island of Wusitong concentrated solar power+pv integration project in Tokxun County,Turpan City. Name of Tendering Service: Construction and installation work of Heat storage and Exchange Island and …

Aksai 50 MW high temperature molten salt trough concentrated solar power project resumed work

On the morning of August 16, Aksai County held resumption of work ceremony of Gansu Concentrated Solar Power Co., LTD Aksai 50 MW high temperature molten salt trough concentrated solar power project. According to Jianjian Su,chairman of Gansu Concentrated Solar Power Co.,LTD,the project was identified as the first batch of concentrated solar power demonstration projects …

Three Gorges Henderson Energy Pulse Guazhou County 700,000 KW“Solar Thermal Energy Storage+”Project Construction Site

Guazhou County,located in the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province,has an annual precipitation of less than 45 mm and evaporation of up to 3300 mm.The territory is windy and sandy,and the vegetation is sparse.The oasis area once was less than 15%of the county area.Guazhou area is known as the»wind field in the world». …

How can Synhelion’s solar receiver achieve such high temperatures?

Synhelion’s solar receiver achieves a temperature of 1,500°C and higher. That’s unprecedented. Even the Gen3 particle-based solar receiver being pilot-scale tested now at Sandia – and the DLR CentRec receiver licensed to Heliogen – operate at the (relatively!) lower temperature of 1,000°C. One of Synhelion’s solar receivers is on the same tower as the 1,000°C …

Performance analysis and optimization study of a new supercritical CO2 solar tower power generation system integrated with steam Rankine cycle

Currently, the supercritical CO2 solar tower power generation (S-CO2 STPG) has become a research hotspot, but due to S-CO2 Brayton cycle characteristics, the solar energy utilization rate of the system is low. Therefore, a new S-CO2 STPG system integrated with steam Rankine (SR) cycle is first proposed. The SR cycle absorbs the waste heat of …

Gonghe Concentrated Solar Power in Qinghai Province runs a record 19 of 24 hours

803,000 kwh! The single-day power generation of Qinghai Gonghe CSP Power Station hit a new high! On July 21, the optimized operation mode of Qinghai Gonghe Solar Thermal Power Station generated a single day of 803,000 kWh of power generation, and the operating time of the unit was 19 hours. The daily production index is …