SolarPACES

Can hybrid PV–CST systems outperform established solar technologies? GaAs-based PV-mirror systems show up to 43% better performance than market standards, while gains from other configurations depend strongly on location. Read the study: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #CSP @PROMES_CNRS

China’s 350 MW Delingha #CSP project has topped out all three receiver towers. The plant will use molten salt technology with 14 hours of thermal storage. Read more: en.cnste.org/news/detail/158…

China’s 1.5 GW Hami project targets grid connection by year-end: 1,350 MW PV + 150 MW #CSP, with molten salt storage. Both units aim to connect simultaneously. Read more: en.cnste.org/news/detail/158… #solar #thermal #concentrated

Airborne, UAV-based non-intrusive reflector characterization system UAVs and digital twins for heliostat metrology. Tested at the PROTEAS field, the system achieved below 0.83 mrad RMSE against LiDAR. Read the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #CSP #SolarThermal @CyprusInstitute

Aerodynamic interference and extreme wind load on parabolic trough collector arrays under skewed winds Skewed winds can amplify edge loads in #CSP arrays. A validated LES study finds fluctuations above 1.3× the leading-row baseline. Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

A clustering-based contrastive ensemble LSTM model for receiver thermal power prediction in CSP plants A new model captures continuous weather patterns to improve receiver power forecasts, achieving an MAE of 0.0977 vs 0.1113 for BiLSTM. Read more: solarpaces.org/published-at-… #CSP

A floating Concentrated Solar Thermal system for hydrogen production! 🌊#CST Seawater cooling boosts efficiency to 7.8%, while optimized hydrogen production reaches 68.65 L/day. Read the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #CSP #Hydrogen #concentrated #solarthermal

Dynamic operation of a hybrid air-driven concentrating solar thermal system based on rotary receiver and radial thermocline Hybrid #CST achieves 54.7% efficiency with #thermal storage and electric heating. 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @IMDEA_Energia @KTHuniversity

DEWA’s CSP plant in Dubai has been certified by WRBC for 39 days of uninterrupted operation, from 11 May to 20 June 2024. A milestone for CSP’s reliable, dispatchable renewable power. solarpaces.org/wrbc-confirms… #CSP #solar #thermal #concentrated

A molten-salt receiver has been delivered for PowerChina’s 350 MW tower #CSP project in Golmud, China. The plant features a three-tower configuration and 14-hour thermal storage. 🔗 Read more: solarpaces.org/receiver-deli…

Cosin Solar’s 350 MW Golmud tower #CSP project in China reaches a milestone: two 199 m receiver towers are topped out, while the third has reached 180 m. The project includes 14-hour molten-salt storage. 🔗 Read more: en.cnste.org/news/detail/158…

China unveils Qingguang-1, an 8.741-m high-temperature molten-salt trough collector, already deployed in a 100 MW #CSP + 800 MW PV project in Tibet. 🔗 Read more: en.cnste.org/news/detail/157… #SolarThermal #concentrated

China advances a 1 GW CSP–PV project in Sichuan 🇨🇳 The first phase combines 100 MW tower #CSP with molten-salt storage and 900 MW PV at 3,600–3,900 m altitude. Clean heating for 500,000 m² is also planned. 🔗 Read more: en.cnste.org/news/detail/157…

☀️ DLR is expanding its Multifocus Tower in Jülich for large-scale solar research: up to 10 MWth, temperatures of 1,200°C and testing of large receivers and reactors. Commissioning is planned for 2027. Read more: lnkd.in/p/e4g_rG4Q #CSP #Solar @DLR_Energie

Solar–biomass hybrid systems could deliver dispatchable renewable power by combining #CSP, biomass gasification, particle-based #thermal storage and SOFC-GT-ORC generation. The proposed system achieves 28.74 MW net electricity at 33.5% efficiency. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #Solar

How can #CSP-#PV hybrid plants improve grid integration? A data-driven stochastic model predictive control framework reduces scheduling costs and boosts renewable energy utilization through smarter forecasting and operation. 🔗 Read more: solarpaces.org/published-at-… #solarthermal

How accurate are simplified optical models for linear Fresnel plants? Experimental data from Spain show IAM errors above 60% in winter. Corrections improved seasonal estimates but raised predicted annual energy by just 2.5%. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #CSP #solar #thermal

PV–#CSP hybrid systems with #thermal storage can achieve 93.5% target power fulfillment. Optimization identifies two pathways: lower LCOE ($0.06–0.07/kWh) or higher grid utilization. Read more: solarpaces.org/published-at-…

Virtual heliostats could speed up #CSP tower design. A reduced-order method estimates receiver flux with far less computation and minimal accuracy loss. Read the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Where should #CSP and PV plants be located when environmental and social factors matter too? A GIS–Python–MATLAB framework identifies Pareto-optimal sites in Greece’s Aegean islands: 23 PV and 3 CSP. Read the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…