Techno-economic assessment of a novel hybrid system of solar thermal and photovoltaic driven sand storage for sustainable industrial steam production

Highlights • The study presents a novel system combining solar thermal collector, pressurised water storage and PV driven sand storage for steam generation in food & beverage industry. • The optimal combination of parabolic trough collector and PV storage systems results in the lowest cost of heating and significant land area savings compared to if …

Current Opportunities in Concentrated Solar Power research

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (B) – School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Job no: 512281Work type: Fixed term – Full-timeCampus: AdelaideCategories: Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology In this role you will contribute to establish opportunities and evaluate barriers and constrains in introducing hydrogen as a fuel into heavy industries, including iron/steel, alumina/aluminium, and cement/lime sectors. …

Investment Opportunities In Morocco’s Solar Market For 2023

Morocco has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy, particularly in the solar industry. The country offers lucrative investment opportunities in the solar sector for both domestic and foreign investors. This is mainly due to its favorable geographic location and abundant solar resources. As we approach 2023, Morocco continues to attract attention as a …

The Role of Concentrated Solar Power in Modern Telecommunications

The role of concentrated solar power (CSP) in modern telecommunications is rapidly evolving, demonstrating a significant potential to revolutionize the industry. This innovative technology, which uses mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight into a small beam, is increasingly being harnessed to power telecommunications infrastructure, particularly in remote and off-grid locations. Traditionally, …

Heat pump solution from Aalborg CSP will utilize waste heat from biomass boiler

Danish renewable energy specialist Aalborg CSP has secured an order for an integrated heat pump system for the production of district heating using green technology. The order is awarded by the Danish district heating plant Brønderslev Forsyning and is a turnkey contract for a 1 MW electrical air-to-water heat pump. The heat pump will recover …

Three Gorges’ new Chinese Concentrated Solar Power project trials a double solar field

Three Gorges Renewables (of Three Gorges Dam hydropower fame) is building a novel configuration for one of the three new CSP projects it is building in China, this one at Guazhou in Ganzu Province. Three Gorges Renewables is now building three of the 30 new Chinese CSP projects underway, the editor of CSP Focus, Mr. …

CSP specialist BrightSource unveils corporate restructuring

Concentrated solar power (CSP) specialist BrightSource Energy Inc (BSE) unveiled on Wednesday the separation of its operations outside the US into a company that will seek opportunities in the field of renewable energy, battery storage management and AI-based smart grid solutions. BSE’s subsidiaries in Israel, the UK and South Africa will now be housed under …

The value of Concentrated Solar Power dispatchability

SolarPACES will continue its current activity to support the further cost decrease of concentrating solar technologies by the development of internationally recognized standards for components, systems and processes. Foster appreciation for the value of CSP dispatchability: The recently extremely fast deployment of wind and PV constitutes both a challenge and an opportunity as increasing shares …

UEx and CICYTEX work on a project to test renewable technologies in the production of Concentrated Solar Power

To promote growth and innovation in the generation of thermal energy through the application of Concentrated Solar Power. This is the goal of the project. infrasol in which the University of Extremadura, coordinator of the initiative, and Scientific and Technological Research Center of Extremadura (Cicytex), through a team from the Forest Resource Technology Sector of …