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Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback. Here’s how it works – ABC News

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback, with the CSIRO forecasting it’ll be a cheaper form of storage than pumped hydro. Here’s how it works. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-04-06/concentrated-solar-power-technology-comeback-electricity-mirrors/102184372 What goes around welcome when it comes around

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Fossil fuel giant Woodside turns to concentrated solar tech in new hydrogen play

Woodside invests in US concentrated solar technology with view to power, heat and hydrogen opportunities. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/fossil-fuel-giant-woodside-turns-to-concentrated-solar-tech-in-new-hydrogen-play/ is this low cost attempt to pretend not really mega fossil Corp?

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CSP For 5.57 cents/kWh

SEGS was put into service in the 1980s (yep, about 3 decades ago). With capital costs paid off and its initial power purchase agreement (PPA) over, owners of the project have been able to put in bids for new electricity … Continue reading

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Why Pay Attention To The ‘Other’ Form Of Solar Power?

A 2014 independent market analysis projected that the global CSP market will see “phenomenal growth at a 19.4% CAGR [compound annual growth rate] between 2014 and 2020.” A global CSP market that was worth $2.5 billion in 2013 would hit nearly $8.7 … Continue reading

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New solar plants in sunny Northern Cape, South Africa

Two new concentrating solar power (CSP) plants have been announced by the Department of Energy, to be built in the Northern Cape.Kathu Solar Park and Redstone Solar Thermal Power, which will both build 100MW capacity…Concentrated solar thermal power is able … Continue reading

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Newest CST(ConcentratedSolarThermal) fire up

While “we love a sunburnt country…” gets taken further backwards, by Phoney Tony, with dependency on fossil fuels, here’s the latest completion of project that was proposed for Port Augusta >readmore> GizModo

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Letter to ARENA and Alinta: Why dump Port Augusta CST solar?

This has been a particularly convincing business case to drag Australia into the 21st century, with a CST(Concentrated Solar Thermal) power station. How about we write to add our support to make it happen? >readmore> RenewEconomy

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EOR(Enhanced Oil Recovery) uses steam from concentrated solar

As we wait for electricity from CST(Concentrated Solar Thermal) – oil companies already have it!! High-temperature, high-pressure steam created by the sun is injected deep into oil wells, heating the area, to reduce viscosity of  oil – so it’s easier … Continue reading

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Solar towers and storage – about to change the energy game?

How CST(Concentrated Solar Towers), which include storage, maintain high qulaity base load power. >readmore> RenewEconomy

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Don’t waste solar energy on coal

BZE RePower Port Augusta proposal is threatened with being undermined by Alinta. They want to run water up the tower of the CST(Concentrated Solar Thermal) plant, rather than molten salt. 24 hour power is the objective, with 600degC salt storage. … Continue reading

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