The US government has finally unveiled its long-awaited proposed rules on clean hydrogen production, determining the criteria that developers will have to meet in order to qualify for the hydrogen tax credit of up to $3 per kilogram. The proposed guidelines closely match the draft version that was leaked to the press earlier this month, [...]
Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (OTCQX: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, has demonstrated the effectiveness of its proprietary control system at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). The project, funded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund, marks a leap forward in concentrating solar energy and provides [...]
Innovative wireless heliostat project Heliogen, Inc. («Heliogen») (OTCQX: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, today announced its selection as one of nine semifinalists in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) American-Made Heliostat Prize. This renowned contest, part of a three-phase challenge, accelerates technological innovation in selected heliostat components. Heliogen’s project, «Testing [...]
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nine semifinalists for the American-Made Heliostat Prize, a three-contest challenge designed to accelerate technology innovation of selected heliostat components. The nine semifinalists were selected from the first phase, or concept phase, of the challenge. In the concept phase, competitors identified and developed promising technologies for one of [...]
The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t [...]
The Crescent Dunes Concentrated Solar Power project in the US was the first of a kind at 110 MW. The first tower CSP with thermal energy storage at full-scale. (Above about 150 MW, the distances of the solar field encircling the tower receiver has optical limits) It was developed by the RocketDyne-based startup SolarReserve, and [...]
El Premio Heliostat de fabricación estadounidense es una competencia de $ 3 millones diseñada para acelerar la innovación tecnológica a través del diseño, desarrollo y demostración de componentes clave de heliostatos. Los helióstatos son dispositivos que inclinan los espejos para rastrear el sol y reflejar la luz del sol hacia un receptor. La Oficina de [...]
The American-Made Heliostat Prize is a $3 million competition designed to accelerate technology innovation through the design, development, and demonstration of key components of heliostats. Heliostats are devices that tilt mirrors to track the sun and reflect sunlight toward a receiver. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is seeking to [...]
Most people have seen solar photovoltaic panels mounted on rooftops or lined up across sunny fields, but fewer people are as familiar with concentrating solar power (CSP). This form of solar power uses mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver filled with fluid. The sunlight heats the fluid, producing energy, which can be used to generate [...]