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Request for Information: Receiver & Reactors for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Plants and Solar Industrial Process…

8 months ago US Department of Energy 0 Comments

On January 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) issued a request for information (RFI) to better understand technology development needs and commercialization opportunities for receivers and reactors used in concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants for electricity generation and concentrating solar-thermal (CST) plants for … [continued]

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

11 months ago Tina Casey 0 Comments

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.

South Africa Now Has Over 10 GW of Wind & Solar Generation Capacity

1 year ago Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai 0 Comments

South Africa’s energy generation shortfall issues have been well documented here on CleanTechnica and in other forums. This has led to unprecedented electricity rationing in the country, infamously known as electricity load-shedding. South Africa has an electricity generation capacity of about 50,000 MW, dominated by the national power utility company … [continued]