Abstract: In this review, the transformative impact of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and wireless communication technologies into the heliostat control systems of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are explored. Heliostat control systems are categorized...
The “Blue Book” compiled annually by the China Solar Thermal Alliance (CSTA) provides valuable supporting data on the current status of China's concentrating solar power (CSP) industry. Now the 2024 edition of China’s very detailed Blue Book updates the data of...
A sulphur-based method for making green hydrogen using a solar hybrid technique that combines concentrated solar heat and electrically driven electrolysis has proven to be more efficient than today’s state-of-the-art electrolysis-only method. “Our studies have shown...
Abstract: Hybrid concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with thermal energy storage (TES) and biomass backup enhance solar energy reliability and efficiency. TES provides energy during low sunlight or high demand, while biomass provides continuous heat generation when...
A new trigeneration study just published at Renewable Energy is a collaboration between Fatih Yilmaz from Isparta University of Applied Sciences in Turkiye, and Basharat Jamil from Spain’s IMDEA Energy Institute in Madrid. They have proposed a concept in which three...
Abstract Efficient utilization of full-spectrum solar photons is significant for improving the efficiency of solar energy conversion and thus alleviating energy shortage. In this work, a novel concentrated ordered conversion system based on a parabolic trough...
Manuel Romero and Aldo Steinfeld receive the SolarPACES Lifetime Achievement Award from Robert Pitz-Paal On the closing day of the SolarPACES 2024 conference in Rome, Aldo Steinfeld and Manuel Romero were jointly awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition...
Abstract Concentrated solar thermal (CST) systems, capable of driving high-temperature processes up to 2000 K, hold significant potential for chemical and industrial applications. This paper reviews methods for measuring concentrated solar flux, focusing on their role...
PG&E has moved to cut short its 25 year contract with the Ivanpah tower solar project, which comprises three Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) units, each with a central tower supporting its solar receiver, for a total plant capacity of 392 MW. PG&E contracted...
Source: Die Weltwoche ETH professor Aldo Steinfeld is one of the pioneers of synthetic fuels. He explains how to capture the solar energy in such a way that it can be poured into the fuel tank. When will synthetic fuels, which can be handled like gasoline, diesel or...
The Renewable Energy Conversion Laboratory at the University of Florida (UF) is seeking to hire a postdoctoral researcher in the area of concentrating solar thermal (CST) and solar fuels. Prior experience related to experimentation and modeling of thermochemical...
Source: Solar Quarter Vast Renewables Limited, an Australian clean energy company, has successfully launched a groundbreaking concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) receiver tower. Built in Goodna, Queensland, this tower is the final piece of Vast’s next-generation...
Mentorship program Women+ in Concentrated Solar is starting a mentorship program for women and other underrepresented genders in the concentrated solar sector. Our goal is to help our mentees (of underrepresented gender identities) build confidence, grow as...
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Atmospheric attenuation is projected to increase by varying amounts - depending on how fast we transition from fossil fuels and that impact on the content of atmospheric aerosols, according to the IPCC sixth assessment report (AR6) which features new state-of-the-art...
SolarPACES (Concentrating Solar Power, Thermal, and Chemical Energy Systems) is delighted to announce the SolarPACES 2025 Conference from September 23-26, 2025, in Almería, Spain. SolarPACES is the premier international network advancing research, development, and...
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Abstract This study investigates the dry reforming of methane (DRM) using solar energy to produce syngas at a pilot-scale level. A combined waste gas stream from a prominent South African petrochemical complex is considered as the system feed. A cryogenic distillation...
Source; Weixin Qinghai has set tariff policy for concentrated solar projects at 0.55 yuan/kWh (in USD; 7.5 cents/kWh) This has effectively settled ongoing debates over solar thermal power pricing, marking a milestone in the industry. The 0.55 yuan/kWh tariff for pure...
China’s largest concentrated solar-thermal power project in northwestern Xinjiang connects to State Grid Source: Global Times The 1-million-kilowatt integrated concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) energy demonstration project in Hami, in...
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