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Scientists with the SOLAR-JET Project have developed jet fuel used by commercial airlines, using a high-temperature thermal solar reactor to create syngas. Researchers at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have concentrated 3,000 “suns” of solar thermal energy into a solar reactor at 1,500°C for …

Thermal storage hasn’t garnered the level of industry attention lately as battery storage, which is experiencing quickly falling prices and rising deployments. But thermal storage, and molten salt in particular, actually exceeds the capacity of battery storage in operation so far, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: Solpart project is planning to develop a solar reactor prototype that will be used to produce cement with concentrated solar power, which might replace the combustion of coal or secondary fuels. Cement is the most widely used building material in the world. One of its key ingredients is …

Reported from CSPPLAZA: Renewable energy not only offers electricity to more people at a lower price, but creates jobs in distributive areas. Belén Gallego from ATA addressed a speech on TED about how new energy will change our world. It may seems unreal but there are still 1.2 billion people …

Report from CSPPLAZA: “Non-Flowserve bellows sealed manual valve without electric heating and temperature control system installed. Very risky scenario !”  Angel Cantarero, CSP global account & industry manager of Flowserve said on China International CSP Station Conference & CSPPLAZA 2017 Annual Conference(CPC2017), which is the largest and the top level …

1. Why In 2017, China’s first round of 20 CSP projects (with a total capacity of 1.35GW) will enter into a phase of centralized construction, which implies the blossom of a RMB50 billion market. By 2020, Chinese government has planned another 5GW CSP capacity. China is becoming the most energetic …

Quality assurance is to help reducing technical and investment risks, improving project performance, competitive advantage for investors and owners, increase production, increase profit margins. We know CSP plant is a long-term investment, large in scale, high in cost, especially for debugging and maintenance. Quality assurance is very necessary to ensure …

Solar thermal electricity (STE), also called concentrating solar power (CSP), could meet up to 6% of the world’s power needs by 2030 and 12% by 2050, according to a new report by the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA), Greenpeace International and SolarPACE. This is under the most ambitious scenario, …

Report from CSPPLAZA On January 19, 2016, the first CSP professional training class was held in Beijing, organized by CSPPLAZA and co-organized by SolEngCo, a German CSP consultancy institute. Wang Jixue, vice director of renewable department in China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute, attended and made a opening speech in this …

Abengoa, the Spanish renewable infrastructure developer, is thought to be hunting buyers for assets, including a large amount of storage, as it faces bankruptcy. The company filed for preliminary creditor protection a fortnight ago after failing to secure funds from investors led by Gonvarri Corporación Financiera. It now has four months …