Pros and Cons of Concentrated Solar Power

Along with photovoltaic solar energy and wind energy, there is another renewable technology that takes advantage of our main energy resource, the sun, to produce electricity: solar thermoelectric, thermosolar or concentrated solar power. Its operating principle is based on the use of mirrors that concentrate the sun’s radiation to obtain steam, which is then directed …

Chile, 17 hours of storage with Concentrated Solar Power

In the Atacama Desert, the driest in the world located in northern Chile, the only Concentrated Solar Power tower in Latin America operates, a symbol of an energy revolution in the making against climate change. Aerial view of Cerro Dominador, the first concentrated solar power plant in Latin America, in Antofagasta, Chile. The imposing 240-meter …

New twin-tech concentrated solar power tower generates twice the power, 24/7

A new breakthrough in solar technology has led to the development of a twin-tech solar tower that can generate twice the power of traditional solar systems and operate 24/7. This innovative design combines two cutting-edge technologies, making it possible to harness solar energy even during the night. The tower, which stands tall and features a …

Power Generation of SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50 MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant Break the Record Again

As of 24:00 on October 31, the actual power generation of the SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant has reached 17.42GWh for this month, and its cumulative power generation in the first ten months of 2023 has reached 119.34GWh, setting the highest operational record for the same period since its …

Cosin Solar now supplies 1 GW of China’s tower Concentrated Solar Power

Recently, Cosin Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (“Cosin Solar”) and State Power Investment Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Co., Ltd. (“SDEPCI”) signed the contract for Solar Field , MSR Systems and MS Electric Heating System equipment of the SPIC Xinjiang Turpan Shanshan Qiketai 100MW CSP project. It’s meaning that Cosin Solar will provide advanced Solar field, …

China to build 100 MW of tower Concentrated Solar Power in Tibet

The project has an overall planned installed capacity of 650MW, including a 100MW thermal storage solar thermal power generation project and a 550MW photovoltaic power generation project. The project will be constructed in two phases, with the first phase having a construction scale of 350MW, including a 100MW thermal storage solar thermal power generation project …

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 …

The Role of Concentrated Solar Power Towers in Shaping the Future of Renewable Energy

Solar power towers, a technological marvel in renewable energy, are rapidly reshaping the future of renewable energy. These towers, also known as central tower power plants or heliostat power plants, are a type of solar furnace that uses a tower to receive concentrated sunlight. As the world grapples with the urgent need to transition to …

POWERCHINA New Energy Toksun 100 MW tower concentrated solar power project steam turbine generator set, steam generation system started procurement

POWERCHINA Zhongnan Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd issued a procurement competition announcement on steam turbine generator set and auxiliary equipment, steam generation system and auxiliary heating equipment of POWERCHINA New Energy Turpan Toksun County Wusstone solar thermal + photovoltaic integration project. Project Overview: The project is located 6 km south of Provincial Highway S301 …

The daily output of China Power Construction Gonghe 50MW tower concentrated solar power plant hit a record high in a single month

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. …