The 2023 edition of China's very detailed Blue Book updates the current status of China's CSP development, with the enabling legislation listed by month and by province, and provides all the details of the operation of the eight CSP projects completed by the end of...
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Work in Concentrated Solar Research and Development
February 2024 (All offers in first week) CALL FOR THE HIRING OF A PROJECT MANAGER JUNIOR FOR EU-SOLARIS ERIC The offered position will be mainly concerned with the management of the Central Hub but also is expected to give managerial & technical support in the...
International ZOOM Conference on Solar Thermal Technologies Hosted by India’s NTPC DGM Rajan Varshney
With India's biggest utility NTPC about to launch a major CSP tender, this is a not-to-be missed conference! Time and Date: Feb 12-13, 2024 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM (India time: find yours here) Join Zoom Meeting https://lnkd.in/gS7fGhXw Meeting ID: 810 4317 8841 Passcode:...
DLR Research Position: Recycling potential of production units for solar fuels
PhD process engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering or similar (f/m/x) Starting date immediately Duration of contract 3 years Remuneration up to German TVöD 13 Type of employment Part-time The vision of the DLR Institute for Future Fuels is to...
Published at Renewable Energy – The performance evaluation of the free-falling particle solar receiver with a novel zigzag mass-flow controlled particle release pattern
Abstract: A free-falling particle receiver is a promising technology to be used in concentrating solar power plants. In this study, an optical-thermal coupled model is established by combining a Monte Carlo ray-tracing method with a finite volume method to simulate...
Japan to pay 15 years cost difference to birth green hydrogen technologies
[CfD or Contracts-for-Difference subsidies pay the difference between an entrenched energy technology and a newly developing one to bring down those costs till it has scaled-up. CfD policies in the UK for its first decade of offshore wind jumpstarted widespread...
A solar sulphur cycle to make unlimited thermal energy storage
How a breakthrough solar thermochemistry process that uses direct solar heat to cycle between sulphur and sulphuric acid would generate "virtually unlimited" seasonal thermal energy storage Researchers are now refining a groundbreaking long-duration thermal energy...
Published at International Journal of Hydrogen Energy – Exergetic evaluation of the effect of nanofluid utilization for performance enhancement of a solar driven hydrogen production plant
Abstract: Recently, research and development on progressive and efficient hydrogen production methods has been paid lots of attention due to carbon-free feature of hydrogen. Application of nanoparticles to enhance an integrated solar-based hydrogen production unit is...
Published at Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering – Production of Biochar by Slow and Solar-Biomass Pyrolysis: Focus on the Output Configuration Assessment, Adaptability, and Barriers to Market Penetration
Abstract: Biochar production through slow pyrolysis is a versatile and adaptable approach for managing diverse biomass waste. However, their industrial applications remain limited because of their high energy consumption and the emission of toxic gases. Solar-biomass...
Published at International Journal of Hydrogen Energy – Enhancing molten tin methane pyrolysis performance for hydrogen and carbon production in a hybrid solar/electric bubbling reactor
View full size: Abstract: Methane pyrolysis in liquid metals is a worth-developing process for CO2-free hydrogen production. This study investigates methane pyrolysis in molten tin and highlights the impact of several parameters on methane conversion (XCH4) in a novel...
Published at Energy – Proposal and energetic and exergetic evaluation of a hydrogen production system with synergistic conversion of coal and solar energy
Abstract: In this study, a clean and efficient hydrogen production system with synergistic conversion of coal and solar energy is proposed, and the energetic and exergetic evaluation are carried out. The main feature is that the syngas produced by supercritical water...
SolarPACES 2022 Conference Proceedings published Open Access
SolarPACES 2022: Proceedings are being published Dear participants of the SolarPACES 2022 conference, We are delighted to announce the release of the SolarPACES 2022 conference proceedings on the TIB platform. Please be aware that the papers are being published...
Cosin begins heliostat assembly for 2 of 3 100MW Xinjiang tower CSP projects
Press Release: Cosin Solar On January 24, the first set of heliostats for the 100MW CT CSP project of the POWERCHINA Turpan Tuokexun CSP + PV Hybrid Project, being constructed by Cosin Solar, was successfully assembled. The project, located in Tuokexun County, Turpan...
Published at Energy Conversion and management – Solar oil refinery: Solar-driven hybrid chemical cracking of residual oil towards efficiently upgrading fuel and abundantly generating hydrogen
Abstract: Built on the Solar Reactive Utilization framework, this study presents an innovative concept called the Solar Oil Refinery, applying solar energy in the energy-demanding oil refining. Herein, a solar multi-energies-driven hybrid chemical oil refining system,...
Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Comparative study of process simulation, energy and exergy analyses of solar enhanced char-cycling biomass pyrolysis process
Abstract: Pyrolysis is an efficient technology for converting biomass into value-added products, characterized by endothermal reactions. The introduction of induced solar irradiance can boost product yields and reduce carbon emissions associated with incineration....
Nordic Green Bank lends Kyoto Group EUR 4 million for Heatcube thermal storage
Press Release:Nefco Nefco – the Nordic Green Bank – has signed a loan agreement with Kyoto Group AS, a Norwegian company that has developed a heat storage technology based on molten salt. The EUR 4 million investment will support the international scale-up of Kyoto...
Solar pyrolysis for recycling lithium-ion batteries aces Proof of Concept
As a new industry, lithium-ion battery recycling with pyrolysis could be heated by concentrated solar energy from the start One of the hurdles for concentrated solar thermal energy to decarbonize heat-based industrial processes is that most of these industries, from...
RFI by Feb 20: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Based Turbomachinery for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Plants
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) issued a request for information (RFI) to better understand the opportunities to deploy supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) based turbomachinery for concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP)...
Published at Scientific Data – Wind and structural loads data measured on parabolic trough solar collectors at an operational power plant
Abstract: Wind loading is a primary contributor to structural design costs of concentrating solar-thermal power collectors, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind, while the reflector...
Two CSP studies quantify a trade-off between solar efficiency and LCOE
CSP solar efficiency is compared against LCOE in multi-unit CSP with s-CO2 Brayton cycle in two recent papers, and efficiency wins
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