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CSP desalination siting tool demonstrated in Australia

CSP desalination siting tool demonstrated in Australia

A team of Australian researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has combined three tools to assess the economic viability of a hybrid CSP and desalination plant applicable for any region worldwide. “The interesting thing is you can modify this by...

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Heliostat concentration boosted by shape-shifting glass

Heliostat concentration boosted by shape-shifting glass

By manipulating the shape of heliostats in real time, the optical efficiency of solar fields for tower CSP can be significantly increased, according to a paper presented at the New Mexico SolarPACES Conference: Heliostat with Automatic Shape Adjustment for High...

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What happened with Crescent Dunes?

What happened with Crescent Dunes?

The Crescent Dunes CSP project in the US was the first of a kind: The first tower CSP with thermal energy storage at full-scale; 110 MW. (Above about 150 MW, the distances of the solar field encircling the tower receiver has optical limits) It was developed by the...

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