October 19th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers have developed new materials to use in ultra high temperature concentrating solar power systems. High temperatures mean more electricity from the same amount of sunlight, making CSP price competitive with batteries for making electricity from sunlight.
February 14th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
It basically runs on salt but nevertheless Crescent Dunes, the new 110 megawatt solar power and energy storage facility near [&hellip
October 4th, 2013 | by Tina Casey
One of the world’s largest solar power plants is taking shape in Arizona, including a built-in solar energy storage feature [&hellip
August 30th, 2012 | by Cynthia Shahan
Molten salt sandwiched between two layers of liquid metal constitutes the inside of a new battery developed by Ambri, a company founded in Cambridge, [&hellip
April 24th, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
Last week I had the chance to talk on Skype with Kevin Smith, the CEO of SolarReserve, which is [&hellip
August 29th, 2011 | by Glenn Meyers
Even though researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have solved some of the technological issues associated with molten salt storage, solar entities operating in the Mojave Desert now seem more willing to use PV panels to deliver affordable solar-powered electricity
August 11th, 2011 | by Andrew
Construction of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants will drive global demand for molten salt thermal energy storage systems out to 2020, making the molten salt thermal energy storage (TES) market the largest of three high-temperature energy storage (HTS) technologies
May 13th, 2009 | by Jake Richardson
The Mohave Sun Power company is planning a project in Mohave County that could begin construction in the fourth quarter [&hellip
