The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released funding to the Argonne National Laboratory for a scaled-up round of independent testing of Terrafore Technologies’ innovative encapsulated thermal energy storage in phase change salts, designed to operate in temperatures to greater than 800°C in a single tank that acts as both storage and heat exchanger.
Unlike other CSP developers who leverage the heat of the sun as the “fuel” for a power block that then generates electricity to the grid; GlassPoint’s enclosed troughs are simply employed in the direct production of steam, focusing on what the company sees as an ignored market for heat.
Introduction and Overview: SolarPACES will continue its current activity to support the further cost decrease of concentrating solar technologies by the development of internationally recognized standards for components, systems and processes. Foster appreciation for...
Latest Online: 2015 Crescent Dunes: 110 MW SolarPACES-NREL database: All plant details on this CSP project 110 MW Crescent Dunes, tower CSP with 10 hours of storage, operational 2015-2019, and since 2021 Latest CSP in Development Sandia Gen-3 Particle-based CSP...
Latest Online: 2018 Ouarzazate NOOR I,II and III: 550 MW SolarPACES-NREL database: All plant details on this CSP project: NOOR I, NOOR II, and NOOR III Earliest Online: ISCC 20 MW inaugurated in 2013: Ain Beni Mathur CSP Potential Country data Morocco has set a target...
Latest in Development: 2023 Vast Solar 30 MW CST (solar fuels production) Latest Online: 2016 Sundrop Farms 36 MW CST: SolarPACES-NREL database: All plant details on this CSP project The Sundrop project uses tower CSP for onsite greenhouse agricultural production...
For countries or institutions interested in a membership in SolarPACES, the attached documents from the International Energy Agency (IEA) can provide you with all the background information. Review the steps to join the SolarPACES international research ...
The annual SolarPACES Awards honor the personal engagement of individuals and institutions that significantly contribute to the deployment of CSP technology. Three types of Awards can be given; for Technical Innovation, Lifetime Achievement, and since 2025, a new...
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