solar thermal

The daily output of China Power Construction Gonghe 50MW tower concentrated solar power plant hit a record high in a single month

Recently, the latest statistics of Gonghe 50 MW concentrated solar power plant, Qinghai Branch of China Power Construction New Energy Group, show that the cumulative power generation of the power station in April 2023 has completed 6,909 thousand KWH, which is the highest monthly power generation record ever since the [...]

CGN New Energy (Ali) Co., Ltd 50MW trough solar thermal power project concentrated solar power system bid again

On April 28, CGN New Energy (Ali) Co., Ltd issued an announcement on its 150 MW snow-covered plateau "Zero-carbon" light-storage thermal power demonstration project (50MW light-heat part) concentrating heat collection system equipment (re-bidding) of CGN New Energy Ngari Xizang. Project Overview: The proposed site of the project is about 7 [...]

Aksai Huidong New energy Concentrated Solar Power + photovoltaic pilot project to promote the construction

It is reported that each project department of China Energy Construction China Electric Engineering East China Institute sticks to the front line to ensure the orderly progress of project construction during the May Day. Among them, Akcel Huidong new energy solar thermal + photovoltaic pilot project is going all out [...]

Consortium to demonstrate nitrogen for fertilizer from biosolids using solar thermal

In 2023, a wastewater treatment plant in New Mexico will begin making nitrogen for fertilizer from biosolids, using solar thermal energy. Next year, a consortium led by American Infrastructure Holdings LLC that includes Solar Dynamics and Andritz Separation will build a pilot facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico to demonstrate a [...]

A groundbreaking solar thermal desalination project in Oman to boost water reserves

Oman is a hot and arid country where water has always been in short supply but the groundbreaking research carried out by the National University offers new hope of replenishing the water reserves to a sustainable level. The project, which is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research [...]

CEMEX and Synhelion Achieve Breakthrough in Cement Production with Concentrated Solar Power

For the first time ever, CEMEX and Synhelion successfully connected the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver, producing solar clinker. This revolutionary innovation is an initial step to develop fully solar-driven cement plants. CEMEX and Synhelion produced the world’s first solar clinker at the IMDEA Energy solar tower [...]

RIOGLASS SUN2HEAT SYSTEM ACHIEVES RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE

Rioglass, the world leader in the development, production, and marketing of premium receiver tubes and concentrating mirrors for the Solar Thermal Energy market, is proud to announce its process heat system Sun2Heat® achieved a Record Breaking Optical Peak Efficiency of 74.6% for a Linear Fresnel Collector. Data extracted from [...]

Abengoa participates in the CSP Plaza, the largest event in the concentrated solar power industry in China

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the infrastructure, energy and water sectors, has participated one more year in the benchmark event for the Chinese solar thermal industry, CSP Plaza, this being one of the most important in the country. This year, the event has [...]

Cubico refinances 100 MW of Spanish concentrated solar power

Renewables investor Cubico has achieved financial close on the refinancing of the Spanish Andasol 1 and Andasol 2 concentrated solar power (CSP) projects, totalling 100MW. The refinancing of the 50MW projects, both located in Granada, was completed with two green loans. The green loans comply with the Green Loan [...]

Should Australia invest in Concentrated Solar Power rather than gas power?

Recently NSW announced that a gas power plant would be classed as critical infrastructure to speed up the planning process. This follows the Morrison government's policy that gas power is needed to transition away from coal to renewables, but that policy has met with criticism from those advocating a steady [...]

Absolicon, Ariya Fingery plan solar thermal field with Iberafrica Power in Nairobi

Ariya Finergy has signed a framework agreement with Absolicon to acquire and operate a robotised production line that manufactures Absolicon’s concentrating solar collector T160. The solar collectors have a 76% optical efficiency and produce heat and steam up to 160⁰ Celsius for industrial processes. The framework agreement contains requirements for [...]

Is Concentrated Solar Power a Trillion Dollar Opportunity?

Solar thermal can produce clean heat to run processes that cause a third of global carbon emissions. In this article, I argue that a $1 Trillion pot of gold may await the right solutions. Due to costs and other barriers, solar thermal's present footprint on the global energy production [...]

Protermosolar asks the spanish government for specific renewable technology auctions

With this type of auction, the growth of each technology could be guaranteed to comply with the PNIEC and monitor the evolution of the cost of each one. Another option would be to promote auctions by definition of dispatch profiles or exclusive generation windows. The Spanish Association for the Promotion [...]

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