Dear Colleagues, As the Conference Chair, it is my great pleasure to invite you to the 31st SolarPACES International Conference, which will be held in AlmerÃa, Spain, from September 23–26, 2025. Achieving full decarbonization of the energy sector, where two thirds of...
Nearly all the Tower-type Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in operation use molten salts to transfer heat to produce electricity. This thermal form of solar energy has value because it incorporates stored thermal energy, which enables grid benefits like rolling...
Abstract: This study investigates the thermal performance of cavity-shaped porous solar receivers (C-PSR) designed to reduce peak solid temperature and re-radiation losses by optimizing the matching between the heat transfer fluid mass velocity and concentrated solar...
Abstract: An experimental and computational research was performed to explore the augmentation of turbulent convection in a solar receiver channel by utilizing louver-punched V-type winglets (LPVWs) that were fixed to the absorber plate. The simulation utilized the...
Abstract: Volume-averaging method constitutes an efficacious approach for analyzing and optimizing the overall efficiency of the porous receivers. However, the accuracy in the prediction of heat transfer process is significantly contingent upon the precise assessment...
Source ESPLAZA May 9, 2025 The Three Gorges Renewables 100MW CSP Tower project in Golmud, Qinghai Province has successfully tested its connection to the grid. The project achieved stable full-system operation with a six-hour continuous load test, marking the...
In concentrated solar power (CSP), how well the working fluid transfers heat through a receiver can make or break system efficiency. For solar-heated thermochemistry, solar receivers need to operate at very high temperatures, up to 1400°C. Gases like air are cheap,...
Source: Wired The European Commission has launched a new initiative to attract researchers and scientists to the European Union—especially those from the United States. The Choose Europe for Science program, backed with more than half a billion dollars, is designed to...
Source: ESPLAZA Royal Tech has shipped its new generation of high-temperature vacuum molten salt collector tubes developed for the European Évora Advanced Trough Molten Salt Demonstration Project. As the most advanced demonstration project in Europe for...
On behalf of the many international contributors to the 950 MW Phase IV CSP/PV project at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, DEWA sustainable energy manager Hamid Al Kindi accepted the award presented by SolarPACES Chair Gilles Flamant On the closing day...
Abstract Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems utilizing tower technology are acknowledged as a promising solution for generating dispatchable and renewable electricity. In the pursuit of heightened efficiency and competitiveness, novel receiver technologies,...
Abstract Solar thermal energy is a promising renewable energy resource that provides sustainable energy. Due to their effectiveness as solar thermal collectors, parabolic dish collectors are commonly used in various thermal energy system applications. Hybrid designs...
Abstract Honeycomb volumetric solar receivers have emerged as promising candidates for concentrating solar power applications because of their thermal and mechanical properties, enabling the efficient heating of fluids. Despite their potential, challenges remain in...
Abstract Star-shaped receivers represent a novel receiver concept to increase performance and reduce cost of solar tower plants, boosting the competitiveness of these renewable and dispatchable power production technology. This article presents a comprehensive...
Abstract: Facing the challenges of energy crisis and climate change, solar-to-fuel is recognized as a promising approach to promote renewable energy as an alternative to fossil energy. We have proposed a solar-to-fuel system that adopts the spectral beam splitting...
A groundbreaking new AI simulation tool that dramatically improves power plant operations for parabolic Trough-type Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants has been created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Michael Wagner, who helped develop the widely...
"One of the largest headcount reductions in memory... an internal effort to cancel or hinder major industrial policy projects initiated by the Biden administration" Trump officials are in the process of reviewing more than 30 advanced energy demonstration projects...
Methanol has the lowest emissions of all the hydrocarbons. Using concentrated solar thermal energy to heat the thermochemistry to make it (instead of burning a fossil fuel to supply heat) and sourcing the input carbon from green sources would mean the global shipping...
Abstract Two-step thermochemical cycles are efficient for producing H2 with solar energy, however, they face challenges with thermal losses at high temperatures needed for metal oxide reduction. This study introduces the first experimental demonstration of a...
A new study from researchers at CIEMAT’s Plataforma Solar de AlmerÃa (PSA) in Spain has unveiled a novel application of artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency and safety of solar tower plant operation using reinforcement learning, a form of artificial...
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