Annual Report 2006 Edited by M. Geyer in cooperation with M. Mehos, A. Meier, R. Meyer, C. Richter, W. Weiss International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Cover picture: Nevada Solar One (Photo courtesy of Acciona Solar Power) International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and […]

Annual Report 2007 Edited by M. Geyer in cooperation with J. Blanco, M. Mehos, A. Meier, R. Meyer, C. Richter, W. Weiss International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Cover picture: HYDROSOL: Descartes Research Prize 2006 winning solar reactor for quasi-continuous hydrogen production in operation […]

Annual Report 2008 Edited by C. Richter in cooperation with J. Blanco, P. Heller, M. Mehos A. Meier, R. Meyer, W. Weiss International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Then: SolarPACES Annual Report cover picture in 1999 Cover picture 2008 Now: The dawning of concentrating […]

Annual Report 2009 Edited by C. Richter in cooperation with J. Blanco, P. Heller, M. Mehos A. Meier, R. Meyer International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Cover picture 5 MW Solar Tower Plant Sierra SunTower at Lancaster, California. (Photo Courtesy eSolar). International Energy Agency […]

Annual Report 2010 Edited by C. Richter in cooperation with J. Blanco, P. Heller, M. Mehos A. Meier, R. Meyer International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Cover picture: Part of the 1.5 MW Maricopa Dish Stirling Plant at Peoria, Arizona. (Photo Courtesy SES) International […]

Annual Report 2011 Edited by C. Richter in cooperation with J. Blanco, P. Heller, M. Mehos A. Meier, R. Meyer International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Cover picture: Gemasolar 20 MW Solar Tower Plant, in commercial operation since May 2011, Property of Torresol Energy […]

SolarPaces Lifetime Achievement Award Criteria Applicants for the SolarPACES 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award are now invited to submit their applications! Criteria: 1. Acknowledged leadership in research or management in the field of CSP technology 2. Long term commitment in this field 3. Promotion of international cooperation Application Process: Proposals must include: CV of the nominee. […]

Solar Paces Technology Innovation Award Criteria Applicants for the SolarPACES 2017 Technology Innovation Award are now invited to submit their applications! Criteria: Technological Innovations relevant to a more rapid deployment of CSP technology through: 1. performance/cost ratio increase 2. improved manufacturing technology 3. better component lifetime 4. improved environmental profile The innovation should be realized […]

FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATION SOLAR POWER CONCENTRATING EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate – General for Energy and Transport Directorate – General for Research EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATION Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 […]

Why Renewable Energy is Hot Concentrating Solar Power Global Outlook 09 238_CSPGlobalOutlook2009A_W.qxd:Layout 1 28/5/09 06:38 Page 1 Foreword 5 Executive Summary 7 Section 1 CSP: the basics 13 The concept 11 Requirements for CSP 14 How it works – the technologies 15 Section 2 CSP electricity technologies and costs 17 Types of generator 17 Parabolic […]

Ciemat – Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. de Senés, s/n, 04200 Tabernas, Spain e-mail: tdenk@psa.es SolarPACES 2017 Santiago de Chile, September 26-29th, 2017 Thorsten Denk, Aurelio González-Pardo, Inmaculada Cañadas, Alfonso Vidal Design and Test of a Concentrated Solar Powered Fluidized Bed Reactor for Ilmenite Reduction … on the Moon SolarPACES 2017, Santiago de Chile, 2017/09/28 […]

Design and Test of a Concentrated Solar Powered Fluidized Bed Reactor for Ilmenite Reduction Thorsten Denk1, a) , Aurelio González-Pardo1, b) , Inmaculada Cañadas1, c) , and Alfonso Vidal2, d) 1 PSA-Ciemat, Ctra. de Senés, s/n, 04200 Tabernas, Spain 2 PSA-Ciemat, Avda. Complutense, 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain a)Corresponding author: tdenk@psa.es b)aurelioj@psa.es c) icanadas@psa.es d) alfonso.vidal@ciemat.es […]

Solar Fuels from Concentrated Sunlight Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Implementing Agreement of the International Energy Agency 2 Solar Fuels from Concentrated Sunlight Contents 4 Executive Summary 6 Intermittent Solar Energy – Need for Storage 6 Why solar fuels? 8 Why solar hydrogen? 9 Solar fuels production 10 In Focus – Solar Concentrating Technologies […]

2035 2040 2045 2050 Technology Roadmap Concentrating Solar Power INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous agency, was established in November 1974. Its mandate is two-fold: to promote energy security amongst its member countries through collective response to physical disruptions in oil supply and to advise member countries on sound energy policy. […]

  Concentrating Solar Power in India 1 Concentrating Solar Power in India Concentrating Solar Power in India 2 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15 2 Global CSP Overview………………………………………………………………………………. 17 2.1 CSP Technologies ……………………………………………………………………………….. 17 2.2 Existing Power Plants …………………………………………………………………………… 20 2.3 Costs and forecasts……………………………………………………………………………… 29 2.4 Summary ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 36 3 Indian Electricity […]

Elaborado por www.protermosolar.com Macroeconomic impact of the Solar Thermal Electricity Industry in Spain Editado por Macroeconomic impact of the Solar Thermal Electricity Industry in Spain October 2011 Macroeconomic impact of the Solar Thermal Electricity Industry in Spain Study elaborated by consultant: Pza. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1, Torre Picasso, 28020 Madrid, España www.deloitte.es On request of […]

Secure Sustainable Together 2035 2040 2045 2050 Technology Roadmap Solar Thermal Electricity 2014 edition E nerg y Technolog y Persp ective s INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous agency, was established in November 1974. Its primary mandate was – and is – two-fold: to promote energy security amongst its member countries […]

Future renewable energy costs: solar-thermal electricity How technology innovation is anticipated to reduce the cost of energy from European solar-thermal electricity plants Renewable Energies KIC InnoEnergy KIC InnoEnergy is a European company dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and education in the sustainable energy field by bringing together academics, businesses and research institutes. KIC InnoEnergy’s goal is […]

JANUARY 2015 RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION COSTS IN 2014 Copyright © IRENA 2015 Unless otherwise indicated, material in this publication may be used freely, shared or reprinted, so long as IRENA is acknowledged as the source. This publication should be cited as: IRENA (2015), Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014. About IRENA The International Renewable Energy […]

1 SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY GLOBAL OUTLOOK 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2Solar Thermal Electricity: Global Outlook 2016 This type of solar thermal power has an inexhaustible energy source, proven technology performance, and it is environmentally safe. It can be generated in remote deserts and transported to big populations who already have power supply problems. So what are […]

1 SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY GLOBAL OUTLOOK 2016 2Solar Thermal Electricity: Global Outlook 2016 This type of solar thermal power has an inexhaustible energy source, proven technology performance, and it is environmentally safe. It can be generated in remote deserts and transported to big populations who already have power supply problems. So what are we waiting […]

SolarPACES Task VI Activity: Solar Energy & Water Processes and Applications ASSESSMENT OF CSP+D POTENTIAL IN THE MENA AREA Activity duration: Period covered by the report: Date of preparation: Project participants: Authors: Revision: Number of pages (inc. cover): 01.04.2010 – 30.09.2012 01.04.2010 – 30.09.2012 02.04.2013 CIEMAT, DLR, NREA J. Blanco, D. Alarcón, P. Palenzuela (CIEMAT) […]

SolarPACES Report Standardizing and Benchmarking of Model-Derived DNI-Products Phase 1 Richard Meyer (Suntrace GmbH) Chris Gueymard (Solar Consulting Services) Pierre Ineichen (University Genève) March 2014 Document Status SolarPACES Report Report Title: Standardizing and Benchmarking of Model-Derived DNI-Products – Phase 1 Authors: Richard Meyer, Chris Gueymard, Pierre Ineichen Document history Version: 1 Drafted: 2012-09-08 Reviewed: 2013 […]

Guidelines ACCELERATED AGING TESTING OF ALUMINUM REFLECTORS FOR CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER Version 1.1 August 2016 Authors: F. Sutter (DLR), J. Wette (DLR), A. Fernández-García (CIEMAT), S. Ziegler (Alanod), R. Dasbach (Almeco) With contributions from Radia Lahlou (MASDAR) Accelerated Aging of Aluminum Reflectors ii Contents Page 1 Scope …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 2 Normative references …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 3 Terms and […]

SOLARPACES TASK II 4.1 4 Task II: Solar Chemistry Research Operating Agent: Anton Meier, PSI, Switzerland (until July 31, 2016) Philipp Furler, ETHZ, Switzerland (from August 1, 2016) National Coordinators: • Robbie McNaughton, CSIRO, Australia • Liejin Guo, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China • Gilles Flamant, CNRS-PROMES, France • Karl-Heinz Funken, DLR, Germany • George Karagiannakis, […]

1 SolarPACES Task II Activity: Roadmap to Solar Fuels Strategy for Industry Involvement and Market Penetration Roadmap to Solar Fuels Strategy for Industry Involvement and Market Penetration Activity duration: Period covered by the report: 01.10.2012 – 30.09.2015 01.10.2012 – 30.09.2015 Roadmap to Solar Fuels – Strategy for Industry Involvement and Market Penetration 2 Date of […]

Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems IEA Technology Collaboration Programme SolarPACES Guideline for Bankable STE Yield Assessment Version 2017 Edited by Tobias Hirsch SolarPACES Guideline for Bankable STE Yield Assessment – Version 2017 Page: 2 Intentionally left blank     SolarPACES Guideline for Bankable STE Yield Assessment – Version 2017 Page: 3 Further information on […]

Dispatchable Solar Power: Adapting CSP to modern grid needs Hank Price, P.E. Solar Dynamics LLC Copyright 2017 Solar Dynamics Morse Associates 9/29/2017 SolarDynamics Who is Solar Dynamics?  Solar Dynamics is a new CSP technology company formed in 2016 by the former engineering and R&D management of Abengoa Solar USA  We have four U.S. […]