Source: Synhelion Liquid fuels remain indispensable for long-haul transportation in aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty road freight, because of their unmatched energy density. Today, fossil fuels power global transportation, accounting for roughly 15% of worldwide...
CSTA April 6, 2026: CGN has broken ground on the 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) project at Wumatang township in Dangxiong County near Lhasa, Tibet. At about 4,550 meters above sea level, it will be the highest‑altitude parabolic trough CSP plant in the world....
Source: Jennifer Zhang, Editor in Chief ESPLAZA and CSPPlaza at LinkedIn The Wustong CSP + PV Hybrid Project in Tokson County, Turpan City, is one of the key market-oriented renewable energy projects approved in the second batch of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in...
A major energy storage plant in China incorporates a 2,000MWht molten salt thermal energy storage system Source ESPlaza: Construction activity is ramping up at the steam supply station of CNNC HuiNeng’s 1.6GW clean energy support project in Jinta County, Gansu...
Press release: Zurich, February 3, 2026 Eberhard Bau AG, a leading Swiss construction company, has signed a long-term offtake agreement for solar diesel with cleantech company Synhelion. Starting in 2027, Eberhard will purchase renewable diesel to reduce the CO₂...
Source: China Solar thermal Alliance On November 28, 2025, the China Renewable Energy Society (CRES) announced the list of winners of 2025 CRES Science and Technology Awards, including 10 first prize winners, 12 second prize winners, 13 third prize winners, 1 Science...
Source: China Solar Thermal Alliance: Blue Book 2025 Blue Book 2025 in Chinese Blue Book 2025 in English: China CSP Blue Book 2025 In 2025, China connected 9 new CSP plants to the grid, with a total installed capacity of 900 MW. By the end of 2025, China had built 27...
DUBAI, January 26, 2026 — GlassPoint, the leader in solar industrial process heat, today announced it has closed a $20M funding round led by N.I.S. New Investment Solutions, a Liechtenstein-based asset management firm, with participation from returning investor MIG...
According to incomplete statistics from CSPPLAZA, a total of 12 important tenders across 11 CSP/molten salt thermal storage-related projects were completed in December 2025. December 2025 saw significant progress in both concentrated solar power (CSP) and molten salt...
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled a policy roadmap on Tuesday to accelerate solar thermal power development, targeting around 15 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2030, with costs broadly comparable to coal-fired power. The guideline, jointly issued by...
Press Release Zurich, December 16, 2025 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Swiss cleantech company Synhelion have signed a long-term offtake agreement for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). From 2027, SWISS will purchase at least 200 tons of solar jet fuel from...
Dr.-Ing. Wei Wu (born 1983) is the founder and managing director of Heatrix, a Bremen-based startup that she co-established with her co-founder, Dr.-Ing. Stefan Gasow-Lux. With a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Stuttgart and a doctorate in...
Source: China Solar Thermal Alliance On September 18, the 100 MW CSP plant of the CTGR Hami 1 GW "CSP + PV" integrated demonstration project—general-contracted by Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., LTD, of China Power Engineering Consulting Group（CPECC...
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...
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...
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...
Source: Hagerty A 1985 Audi Sport Quattro has become the first car in the world to run a new solar gasoline, developed by Synhelion. The Swiss company put the Quattro through its paces on the famous Furka Pass, where a sinewy sequence of curves reaches a height of...
Source: Press Release SWISS becomes world’s first airline to integrate Synhelion solar fuel into its flight operations Zurich, July 24, 2025 SWISS has become the first airline in the world to integrate the solar fuel manufactured by Swiss-based clean-tech pioneer...
PowerChina Northwest / Energy China Northwest have won bidding to design two 350MW CSP projects This pair of 350MW CSP projects marks the beginning of the third generation of CSP technology in China. Each features three towers, with three solar fields and a central...
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