Abstract Hydrogen holds promise as a clean energy carrier, but its industrial utilization is currently constrained by the challenges of green production and efficient cross-regional delivery. To this end, a novel integrated hydrogen energy system considering the...
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Completed! Redstone Tower CSP project in South Africa is online
[Ed: Finally, the Redstone Tower CSP in South Africa is completed!The California start-up SolarReserve had initially developed the project in 2014, competing during the early years of South Africa's CSP push, but it was delayed time after time by South Africa's...
With China’s latest awarded bid, Cosin’s CSP pipeline reaches 1,360 MW
News Source: Cosin Solar On April 22, 2024, we received the "Notification of Award" from Shandong Luneng Three Public Bidding Co., LTD., confirming that Cosin Solar won the bid for the solar field and MSR system equipment supply of the 100MW CSP part of the Luneng...
Published at Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments – Energy systems capacity planning under high renewable penetration considering concentrating solar power
Abstract: With the rapid development of renewable generation and the promotion of “Clean Heating”, the uncertainty of renewables as well as rising energy demand has posed significant problems to the energy system’s economical and flexible operation. As a renewable...
Power China has begun construction of the world’s only 200MW Tower CSP
In something of an experiment, Power China Northwest is building their new Tower CSP in western Haixi at 200 MW - twice the normal 100 MW. News source: China Solar Thermal Alliance Northwest Engineering Corporation Limited (POWERCHINA NORTHWEST) announced that the...
Over 50% of India’s renewables tender to be concentrated solar thermal
India has carved out an unprecedented percentage to come from concentrated solar thermal technologies in its planned renewables tender this year; over 50%. The news of the tender attracted the world’s key CSP developers and stakeholders to the International Conference...
Published at Applied Energy – A review of solar thermochemical cycles for fuel production
Abstract: Solar-driven CO2/H2O splitting via a two-step solar thermochemical cycle is a promising approach for fuel production and carbon neutrality to address the intermittent instability and low energy density of solar energy while taking advantage of its clean and...
China Solar Thermal Alliance has published the Blue Book of China’s Concentrating Solar Power Industry in 2023
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...
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...
India’s proposed big CSP tender gets China’s attention
Source: CSPFocus (the premier news outlet for CSP in China) It was reported that India will carry out a round of renewable energy bidding in the first quarter of 2024, which requires bidders to submit a program must contain more than 50% of the CSP capacity. This news...
Cosin Solar completes heliostats on former Three Gorges CSP project
Source: Cosin Solar On December 26, installation of the 25594th heliostats was successfully completed in the Jinta ZhongGuang Solar "CSP + PV" hybrid pilot project 100MW CSP project, marking the completion of the assembly and installation of all the heliostats in the...
Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a multi-energy complementary distributed CCHP system coupled with solar thermochemistry and active energy storage regulation process
Abstract: The combination of distributed energy systems (DES) and solar energy is considered a vital measure to save the usage of fossil energy. A new distributed combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system integrated with solar thermochemistry (STC) and energy...
Future-oriented climate planning led to China prioritizing CSP
Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the first batch of methodologies for four voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction projects: afforestation carbon sequestration, grid-connected solar thermal power generation, grid-connected offshore wind...
EuroTrough chosen for China’s latest CSP in Tibet
The EuroTrough technology, developed by sbp sonne, has been selected for China's newest CSP power plant in Tibet. sbp sonne will provide the technology and engineering service for this challenging site at an elevation of 4,500 meters in the Tibet Autonomous Region of...
Cosin Solar now supplies 1 GW of China’s tower CSP
Press Release: Cosin Solar Sealing One More Deal, Cosin Solar’s Total Tower CSP Projects Hit 1GW! Cosin Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (“Cosin Solar”) and State Power Investment Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Co., Ltd. (“SDEPCI”) signed the...
China to build 100 MW of tower CSP in Tibet
Total capacity of solar: The project has an overall planned installed capacity of 650MW, including a 100MW thermal storage solar thermal power generation project and a 550MW photovoltaic power generation project. The project will be constructed in two phases, with the...
Cosin wins bid for new 200 MW Chinese CSP storage/solar field
Press Release: Cosin wins 200 MW bid for solar field and MSR system On September 7, we received the "Notification of Award" from CGN China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd., confirming that Cosin Solar has won the contract for Solar Field and MSR Systems equipment...
Gonghe CSP in Qinghai Province runs a record 19 of 24 hours
803,000 kwh! The single-day power generation of Qinghai Gonghe CSP Power Station hit a new high! On July 21, the optimized operation mode of Qinghai Gonghe Solar Thermal Power Station generated a single day of 803,000 kWh of power generation, and the operating time of...
Cosin Solar wins more EPC contracts as China accelerates CSP
Press Release: August 1, 2023: Cosin Solar Won the Bid of the Solar Field and MSR System Equipment Supply for the 100MW EPC Project of the Tuokexun County CSP + PV Hybrid Project On July 31, 2023, we received the "Notification of Award" from the Equipment and...
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Latest CSP in Construction: 2023 (three projects) #1: Huidong New Energy 110 MW Beam-down Tower CSP #2: Cosin Solar: Jinta Zhongguang 100 MW Tower CSP #3: CEIC/ Lanzhou Dacheng's 100 MW Molten Salts Fresnel CSP Latest Online: 2020 CSNP/Royal Tech Urat - 100MW...
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