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Soltec & Fraunhofer ISE Jointly Develop Cost-Competitive Prototype for Next-Generation Concentrating Photovoltaics

August 15, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, concentrating solar power, Energy Storage, fraunhofer, fraunhofer institute for solar energy systems, fraunhofer ise, lithium-ion batteries, market research, research, Solar energy, solar prices, soltec

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:23:05 +0000

Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) could once again become an economically attractive and high-efficient PV technology for regions with high direct solar irradiance. To leverage its advantages, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Soltec have partnered to develop a prototype of a two-axis tracker which is designed to smoothly integrate … [continued]

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Solar Stabilizes Grid During Recent Heat Waves, But Duck Curve Days Complicate Grid Management

June 30, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, concentrating solar power, duck curve, renewable energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:17:43 +0000

Global temperatures have broken long-standing records over the last month. Local utility companies have been in constant contact with their customers, offering small hints about energy conservation. Extreme heat generally translates into high electricity demand, and that can lead to rolling blackouts or outages that leave thousands without electricity. In … [continued]

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New Battery Center in South Carolina, Athens Wants Electric Taxis, Solar Cleans Up Wine Country in Australia — News Roundup

June 28, 2024 admin ATHENS, Australia, batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, concentrating solar power, detroit, electric cars, electric taxis, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, exxonmobil, Greece, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit, meyer burger, Michigan, mobility house, motorcycles + scooters, netherlands, sandia national laboratories, schneider electric, sk on, sodium-ion batteries, Solar energy, SOUTH CAROLINA

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:26:10 +0000

The green revolution is accelerating in Athens! By 2026, the city hopes to have ten times as many electric taxis on the road as there currently are. There are currently 13,661 taxis in Athens, and only 100 of them are electric. In solar news, a ramp-up of solar module production … [continued]

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Thermal Energy Storage To Beat Natural Gas In Northeast US

June 10, 2024 admin bird, clean power, concentrating solar power, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, Israel, New York, new york power authority, startups, thermal energy storage

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:55:07 +0000

A new thermal energy storage system aims to push natural gas out of industrial processes in New York and six other states in the US Northeast, with an assist from hot rocks.

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Scientists Set A Solar Thermal Trap To Snare Fossil Fuels

May 18, 2024 admin clean power, concentrating solar power, csp, Energy, eth zurich, green hydrogen, hydrogen, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar thermal, supercritical carbon dioxide, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 19:39:41 +0000

A new solar thermal trap can help pave the way for compact, efficient concentrating solar systems to decarbonize heavy industries.

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

January 27, 2024 admin clean power, concentrating solar power, Solar energy, solar energy technologies office (seto), solar thermal, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:35:03 +0000

On January 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) issued a request for information … [continued]

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Concentrating Solar Power Plots Stealth Attack On Fossil Fuels

December 7, 2023 admin clean power, concentrating solar power, csp, Energy, green economy, heliogen, heliostats, renewable energy, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:01:52 +0000

New heliostat tracking software aims to pump up the performance of concentrating solar power plants, giving them an edge over fossil fuels.

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Solar Power To Gild The Wastewater Treatment Lily

May 4, 2023 admin California, clean power, concentrating solar power, engie, engie north america, Fertilizer, NEW MEXICO, renewable energy, soil, solar dynamics, Solar energy, solar power plants, usa, waste reduction, Wastewater, wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 16:05:44 +0000

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.