A New Hope For Concentrating Solar Power
Concentrating solar power systems are getting an energy efficiency makeover and a new job: producing solar fuels.
Concentrating Solar Power
A high tech supercritical carbon dioxide power plant is taking shape behind the walls of a modest building in Texas, with the potential to lower the cost of concentrating solar power systems.
A Tiny Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Turbine Can Power 10,000 Homes
A high tech supercritical carbon dioxide power plant is taking shape behind the walls of a modest building in Texas, with the potential to lower the cost of concentrating solar power systems.
CSIRO Claims Falling Particle Concentrated Solar Power Can Lead To A Net Zero Economy
Researchers in Australia say their latest falling particle CSP technology can store heat up to 803 degrees C for 15 hours.
Solar Cells Boosted By This One Weird Trick (Spoiler Alert: Fish Oil)
Fish oil can help boost the efficiency of systems that combine excess heat recovery with solar cells.
Solar Power To Gild The Wastewater Treatment Lily
If all goes according to plan, one wastewater treatment plant in California will demonstrate a solar power and energy efficiency model for others to follow.
DOE To Build Concentrated Solar Demonstration Facility At Sandia National Lab
Sandia Labs is building a concentrated solar power demonstration facility that is scheduled for completion in 2024.
New Mexico will host a new concentrating solar power plant aimed at killing coal, gas and nuclear energy all at once (photo courtesy of US Department of Energy).
DOE Just Can’t Quit Concentrating Solar Power (& That’s A Good Thing)
New Mexico will host a new concentrating solar power plant that could kill coal, gas, and nuclear energy all at once.
US Energy Dept. Still Holds Torch For Concentrating Solar Power
Concentrating solar power has had a hard time getting off the ground in the US, but that is not stopping the Department of Energy. The agency is in the middle of a $100 million program aimed at pushing the technology into the mainstream of the renewable energy revolution, and they … [continued]
Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Solar Energy: Not A Dream Any More
This “solar tower” deploys solar energy to convert water and carbon dioxide to produce non-fossil kerosene for sustainable jet fuel.
Cleantech SPACs: Bane Or Boon For Climate Action?
70% market cap loss. 7 of 16 facing investor lawsuits. That’s the world of cleantech SPACs in a nutshell. Caveat emptor.
