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CSP News & Analysis

  • Terrestrial Demonstrator for the Hydrogen Extraction of Oxygen from Lunar Regolith with Concentrated Solar Energy
    PSA advances a solar reactor to extract oxygen from lunar ilmenite September 23, 2025
    Susan Kraemer
  • Solar collector for California mine from GlassPoint under construction
    Solar steam from Glasspoint to decarbonize a California mine September 18, 2025
    Susan Kraemer
  • Lunar Articulating Mirror Array
    Startup concentrates solar to melt NASA’s lunar landing pads August 11, 2025
    Susan Kraemer
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Current Opportunities
in Concentrated Solar

  • Research assistant hydrometallurgical iron ore beneficiation – Perth
  • DLR Hiring : Master Thesis – Green ammonia synthesis
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SolarPACES Announcements

  • SolarPACES Conference
    SolarPACES Conference 2025 to be held in Almeria, Spain in September

CSP News Briefs

  • Cosin Solar’s Jinta Zhongguang 100MW CSP+PV runs round the clock for three days August 25, 2025
  • Vast gets new funding and launches capital raise accelerating its Port Augusta Green Energy Hub August 16, 2025
  • Synhelion solar gasoline debut
    First solar gasoline debuts in Swiss Alps ride August 10, 2025
  • Synhelion delivers first solar aviation fuel to SWISS
    Synhelion has now delivered its first solar aviation fuel to SWISS July 25, 2025
  • One of two 350 MW triple solar field CSP projects in China
    Two 350MW pilot projects mark start of China’s Gen-3 CSP July 10, 2025
  • 100 MW CSP project in Bortala, Xinjiang completes heavy lifting of power block components June 26, 2025
  • World’s first high altitude Trough CSP begins operation in Tibet May 23, 2025
  • Three Gorges Renewables 100 MW Tower CSP in Golmud, Qinghai
    Three Gorges Renewables connects 100 MW Tower CSP to grid in Golmud, Qinghai May 13, 2025
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CSP Tech Explainers

How solar fuels work: Concentrated solar and thermochemistry

How solar fuels work: Concentrated solar and thermochemistry

Solar fuels are made using thermochemistry driven by direct heat from the sun In this process, solar thermal energy provides the heat for thermochemical reactions to produce new compounds such as green hydrogen or sustainable aviation fuel. Highly concentrated solar...

How solar thermal energy storage works with concentrated solar

How solar thermal energy storage works with concentrated solar

Here's what dispatchable solar looks like. This gigantic solar thermal energy storage tank holds enough stored sunlight to generate 1,100 MWh/day from stored solar power. The cheapest way to store solar energy over many hours, such as the five to seven hour evening...

Recent Journal Publications

  • Published at International Journal of Hydrogen Energy – Process behavior analysis of a fixed-bed solar reactor for hydrogen generation via two-step thermochemical redox cycling September 23, 2025
  • Published at Chemical Engineering Journal – A novel rotary-cavity reactor for sustainable solar metallurgy: Design and experimental demonstration of direct reduction of iron ore September 23, 2025
  • Published at Solar Energy – Advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the measurement of high heat flux for concentrated solar thermal systems August 25, 2025
  • Published at Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews – Realizing the promise of concentrating solar power for thermal desalination: A review of technology configurations and optimizations August 25, 2025
  • Published at Energy – Study on high-temperature carbonate-chloride molten salt applied to supercritical CO2 concentrated solar power plant August 16, 2025
  • Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Co-generation of methanol and electricity using integrated concentrated solar power, calcium looping, and methane bi-reforming: Energy, exergy and economic analyses August 16, 2025
  • Published at Acta Astronautica – Feasibility study and prospects analysis of lunar regolith forming based on concentrated solar energy August 10, 2025
  • Published at Chemical Engineering Journal – Methanol to dimethyl ether (DME) assessment toward thermochemical energy storage July 30, 2025
  • Published at Applied Thermal Engineering – Principles of operational optimization of CSP plants based on carbon dioxide mixtures July 20, 2025
  • Published at Solar Energy – Design and performance study of the particle/supercritical CO2 fluidized bed heat exchanger system for next generation CSP plant July 20, 2025
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