Abstract: Currently the thermal effect of light has received extensive attention in the field of concentrating solar power gasification, but the non-thermal effect of light has been neglected. In this study, a high-flux solar simulator was coupled with a...
Following their review, published at Astra Astronautica, covering all previous research using concentrated solar energy to generate heat for melting lunar regolith, co-authors Stéphane Abanades, Sylvain Rodat and PhD student, Jack Robinot, propose that the most...
On the final day of the SolarPACES Conference 2025, Cosin Solar received the inaugural SolarPACES Implementation Award for the 50 MW Delingha Concentrated Solar Power plant, recognizing its long term stable operation of concentrated solar technologies. Since beginning...
CSTA presents its photo contest prizewinners for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 and welcomes entries for their 3rd photo contest Like to enter your own photographs of CSP projects? Although these initial entries were of CSP in China, CSTA emphasizes that they would like to...
On the closing day of SolarPACES 2025 in Almeria, NREL’s Mark Mehos and Craig Turchi were jointly recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for transformative leadership in advancing the commercialization of concentrating solar power. Mehos, now Principal...
The 2025 Technology Innovation Award was jointly presented to ODQA, a University of Oxford spin-off, together with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, for their pioneering work advancing high-temperature air-based industrial heat. ODQA’s rotary receiver generates air...
Abstract: The two-step solar-thermochemical cycle process for water splitting is a promising technology for hydrogen generation with very high theoretical efficiencies. This study investigates the operational behavior of a prototype solar reactor with thermal power of...
Abstract: This study addresses the direct reduction of iron ore with hydrogen and solar energy as the process heat source for clean iron/steel making and decarbonation of the metallurgical process. A novel rotary-type solar reactor was designed, constructed and tested...
IMAGE from: Terrestrial Demonstrator for the Hydrogen Extraction of Oxygen from Lunar Regolith with Concentrated Solar Energy °C Thorsten Denk Working at the Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), aerospace engineer Thorsten Denk has further refined his solar reactor for...
GlassPoint has secured a partnership to generate its solar steam for Searles Valley Minerals (SVM), a hundred- and fifty-year-old California mining and production firm, one of the largest local employers with over 600 employees. The mining firm operates the mine and...
Source: Press release: According to the latest updates from the project site, from August 13 to August 15, the Jinta Zhongguang Solar 'CSP + PV' Pilot Project 100MW CSP Project (‘Project’) operated continuously for three days, with an average daily generation...
(Via Lina Hockaday at LinkedIn: Our hydrometallurgical iron ore beneficiation project (https://lnkd.in/gQS-JtAA ) is looking for a Research Assistant. The ideal applicant will be a hands-on person who enjoys laboratory work and will carry out research, documenting and...
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...
Abstract: The global freshwater crisis poses an existential threat to sustainable development worldwide. Desalination has emerged as a critical solution, but conventional fossil-fuel plants are energy-intensive and emit substantial greenhouse gases. Concentrating...
Abstract: Mixed chloride salts and mixed carbonates are ideal thermal storage materials for future high-temperature concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. However, due to the strong corrosiveness and poor thermal capacity of chloride salts as well as high material...
Abstract: Concentrated solar power integrated with the calcium looping process enables dispatchable power generation. However, from an equipment perspective, various challenges such as high energy demand of CO2 compressors and the immaturity of solid–solid heat...
👉 hashtag#Hiring: Master Thesis – Green ammonia synthesis Do you want to contribute to sustainable energy solutions through innovative research? Then the DLR Institut für Future Fuels, which researches processes that enable the production of hashtag#fuels and chemical...
Learn more and submit your work here: https://lnkd.in/evJeacuu Topic: Solar-to-X Technologies for Sustainable Energy Solutions Submission Deadline: 31 December 2025 Guest Editors: Jie Zhang, Alon Lidor, Meng Tao, Qin Wang Learn more and submit your work here:...
Source: Press release SYDNEY, Australia, August 11, 2025 – Vast Renewables (“Vast” or the “Company”), a leading Australian clean energy technology company, today announced that it has secured new funding from existing shareholders and launched a capital raise to...
SolarPACES interviews Ryan Garvey, Founder and Principal Research Scientist at Outward Technologies, which has NASA funding to develop its concentrated solar system for resource extraction, surface construction, and habitat development on the Moon and other planetary...
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