As of 24:00 on October 31, the actual power generation of the SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant has reached 17.42GWh for this month, and its cumulative power generation in the first ten months of 2023 has reached 119.34GWh, setting the highest operational record for the same period since its [...]
Join the EuroPaTMoS (European Parabolic Trough with Molten Salt) European Research Project Webinar: Advancements in Molten Salt for Concentrated Solar Power Systems: We are excited to invite you to an enlightening webinar presenting the outcomes of the EuroPaTMoS European research project. In collaboration with nine esteemed partners from four different countries: German Aerospace Center (DE), [...]
On August 30, Huaneng Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd issued a public bidding announcement for its scientific research project molten salt electric heater. Project Overview: The project is located in the production area of Huaneng Dezhou Power Plant, and is a demonstration project for the development and application of modular molten salt energy [...]
Vast Solar, a leading developer of concentrated solar power (CSP), is creating more green manufacturing jobs in South Australia through a CSP project development with global design and manufacturing company Contratos y Diseños Industriales (CYD). Located in Port Augusta, the 30MW/288 MWh project dubbed VS1 is designed to generate clean, low-cost, dispatchable power with over [...]
Vast and CYD develop innovative Avatar Model to simulate and optimise molten salt tank operation in first utility-scale project deploying Vast’s world-leading clean energy technology. Vast Solar Pty Ltd («Vast» or the «Company»), a world-leader in concentrated solar thermal power (CSP), today announced a partnership with global design and manufacturing firm Contratos y Diseños Industriales [...]
Molten salt energy storage has emerged as a promising solution for enhancing the efficiency of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. The technology, which involves storing thermal energy in the form of heated salts, has the potential to significantly improve the reliability and cost-effectiveness of CSP plants, making it a perfect match for this renewable energy [...]
Herlogas, in collaboration with Shanghai Electric, has now successfully melted 340,000 tons of salt for molten salt thermal energy storage and preheated 14 salt tanks at the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world, DEWA ‘s 700 MW CSP project NOOR I at the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park in Dubai, UAE. Once the [...]
Andrzej Bielecki,1Sebastian Ernst,1Wioletta Skrodzka,2and Igor Wojnicki 1 Academic Editor: Leonardo Sandrolini https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijp/2019/8796814/ Concentrated solar power plants belong to the category of clean sources of renewable energy. The paper discusses the possibilities for the use of molten salts as storage in modern CSP plants. Besides increasing efficiency, it may also shift their area of application: thanks [...]
Molten salt energy storage is emerging as a critical technology in the quest to achieve a more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy landscape. With the world increasingly recognizing the need to transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources, solar and wind power have become the leading contenders in the race to replace [...]