China’s 2050 Power can be Zero Carbon for Under 1% of GDP: Study
A new study in Nature Communications; Cost increase in the electricity supply to achieve carbon neutrality in China calculates the total new expenditure needed to replace fossil fuels for electricity by 2050 (along with the [...]
Concentrated solar power – one of the main energy storage methods
The concentrated solar power station (CSP station) was first developed in 2012 and operates in parallel with photovoltaic power generation. Concentrated solar power is very important to make up for the intermittency of solar [...]
How the world’s largest concentrated solar power project works
Modern technologies create opportunities for any state to switch to renewable sources of cheap energy from water, wind, or the sun. But for this to happen, of course, efforts must be made and several large-scale [...]
On-Sun Test of Novel Solar Combined-Cycle
A new paper (Experimental Testing of a 300 kWth Open Volumetric Air Receiver (OVAR) Coupled with a Small-Scale Brayton Cycle. Operating Experience and Lessons Learnt) describes an on-sun test at the Plataforma Solar de Almería [...]
4 Concentrated Solar Power Projects Started & 2 CSP Projects Confirmed EPC Last Week in China
1. POWERCHINA Xinjiang Ruoqiang 100MW Concentrated Solar Power + 900MW PV Project The project is located 170 km southeast of Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang, with a total installed capacity of 1000 MW, including 100 MW [...]
Between 2010 and 2021, the cost of electricity of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants fell by 68%
Between 2010 and 2021, the global weighted average levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants fell by 68%, from USD 0.358/kilowatt hour (kWh) to USD 0.114/kWh. Between 2010 and 2020, the [...]
The Development Space of Concentrated Solar Power in China
Recently, the country released two major policies on energy development, which involve CSP in many places, reflecting the important role of Concentrated Solar Power in the future energy system. On May 30, the General Office [...]
SGS and TES Tanks Suppliers Confirmed for 110MW Huidong New Energy Concentrated Solar Power Project
Shanghai Boiler Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, the leading equipment manufacturer and EPC contractor of power industry in China, won the bid of Steam Generation System for Huidong New Energy CSP Project in China [...]