Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:00:14 +0000
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 are not stopping at power […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:40:48 +0000
This “solar tower” deploys solar energy to convert water and carbon dioxide to produce non-fossil kerosene for sustainable jet fuel.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 21:06:18 +0000
70% market cap loss. 7 of 16 facing investor lawsuits. That’s the world of cleantech SPACs in a nutshell. Caveat emptor.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 15:35:32 +0000
Green hydrogen is going down in cost, and concentrating solar power could pick up the pace by ditching electrolysis in favor of a thermochemical process.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:05:21 +0000
The concentrating solar power dream lives on, with new electric vehicle battery angle.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:40:15 +0000
NREL Pioneer Celebrates 35 Years of Advancing Concentrating Solar Power Research When it comes to concentrating solar power (CSP) research, Mark Mehos has seen the industry growth and solar boom firsthand. CSP technologies — capturing sunlight to produce heat that drives thermoelectric generation systems — had their beginnings in the mid-1980s, at the dawn of his 35-year career […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:05:01 +0000
Molten Salts Can Melt Down the Price of Concentrating Solar Power-Plus-Storage Concentrating solar power (CSP) has long held promise as a renewable energy technology. CSP uses mirrors, or heliostats, to harness the power of the sun by heating and storing an inexpensive medium such as sand, rocks, or molten salt for on-demand energy dispatch. To […]
Credit to Author: Charles W. Thurston| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:00:56 +0000
Disruptive advances in solar technology are unusual, with industry-wide design improvements often taking place in very small increments. These small changes create the buzz at solar trade shows like Intersolar North America, which is wrapping up this week in San Diego. However, one standout concept on display here is the Intensifying Solar Panel, a low [&hellip
Credit to Author: Mark Z. Jacobson| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 21:45:57 +0000
The Earth is rapidly approaching 1.5°C global warming, air pollution kills over 7 million people worldwide each year, and diminishing fossil fuel resources portend social instability. Yet, recently, world leaders at the United Nations Madrid climate talks failed to agree on a path forward. The core of the problem is the belief by some leaders that solving global warming will be expensive and drain the economy of their country. However, new research indicates that this belief is incorrect
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:07:15 +0000
While Jacobson’s latest Stanford study on 100% renewables by 2050 will draw fire for leaning into the Green New Deal, it strongly supports that policy