Abstract: Compact hybrid photovoltaic-concentrating solar thermal (PV-CST) systems have emerged as a promising strategy to enhance solar energy utilization by simultaneously delivering electricity and heat. Despite their potential, their assessment remains challenging...
Abstract: Decarbonising aviation, maritime transport, and heavy industry requires carbon-neutral liquid fuels producible at scale from renewable energy and atmospheric carbon dioxide without reliance on fossil resources. Although solar thermochemical redox cycles and...
Abstract: Accurate prediction of receiver thermal power in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants is crucial for maintaining efficient coordination between power plants and the grid, and for facilitating optimal energy storage and generation planning. However, existing...
Abstract: Central tower Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology is a renewable electricity generation method that uses heliostats to direct solar thermal radiation toward a central receiver. While it is considered a promising technology it still faces several...
Abstract: Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) is an emerging concern in high-temperature thermal systems employing molten solar salts (60 wt% NaNO3, 40Â wt% KNO3). Despite their extensive use in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants, the behaviour of FAC in these media...
[Ed: Though Sichuan as a whole has a poor solar resource for CSP, Aba County itself has excellent DNI. It is located in the northwestern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with a thin and clean atmosphere, and a high number of cloud-free days.] Source: From CSTA...
Source: CSTA In early October, the large tower solar thermal receiver manufactured by Bluestar (Beijing) Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd (abbreviated as BCMC) completed manufacturing and inspection at its Liaocheng, Shandong production base and was officially shipped to...
Source: CSTA WRBC confirms Dubai set the World Record for Longest Continuous Operation of a CSP Plant: 39 Days According to the World Record Benchmark Committee (WRBC), based on public certification information, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) has...
The EU in its ReFuelEU legislation has mandated that by 2050, just 24 years from today, 70% of airline fuel at EU airports must be sustainable airline fuels (SAF). And, separately, regardless of whether the 70% is reached or exceeded, 35% of all airline fuel must be a...
Abstract: This study evaluates the techno-economic performance of hybrid PV–CSP power plants using high-temperature particle receivers and compares them directly with molten salt-based alternatives, with all systems integrated into supercritical CO2 (sCO2) Brayton...
Abstract With the evolution of electricity market mechanisms and the increasing penetration of renewable energy, traditional empirical operation strategies for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants are becoming inadequate to meet the demands for system flexibility...
Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) systems are renowned for low electricity generation costs, but their intermittent and non-dispatchable generation poses significant challenges to grid stability and curtailment. Concentrated solar power (CSP), equipped with thermal energy...
Source: Dubai Government Media Office His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced the successful refinancing of the Noor Energy 1 project at USD 2.70 billion, well...
China’s latest Five-Year Plan aims to actually absorb all the new renewable energy it continues to add each year. (A surge in CSP plants among them) Renewables have been built faster than the grid can absorb. In 2025 alone, China curtailed an estimated 360 TWh of...
On the closing day of SolarPACES 2026 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, Zhifeng Wang from the Chinese Academy of Science, Institute for Electrical Engineering was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his transformative leadership in advancing CSP in...
From China Solar Thermal Alliance: October 1, 2026 PowerChina has connected its 1 GW (1000 MW) Gonghe solar project to the grid in the Talatan solar park in Gonghe County, Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province. (The gigantic Talatan solar park was made famous in the...
To all relevant entities and individuals: In order to continuously demonstrate the unique appeal of concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies, capture scenes of construction, operationandmaintenance work and daily life at CSP power stations, and advance cultural...
Source: Press Release Zurich, September 8, 2026: Synhelion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Morocco with the aim to develop a large-scale commercial synthetic fuel plant in the country’s southern Tan-Tan province. The facility is planned...
Patents for thermal energy storage have soared over the last eight years, according to the patent filing source patsnap. We’ve covered stand-alone thermal energy storage using solid materials like sand, bricks, concrete, slag and ceramic waste, and delivered as hot...
Source: China Solar Thermal Alliance: The core heat absorption system installation has been successfully completed for the Tibet Development & Investment Anduo Tushuo 100 MW tower solar thermal project, constructed by POWERCHINA SEPCO1 in Tibet. (Map) All 16 solar...
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