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CSP


EGS, AGS, and Supercritical Geothermal Systems: What’s the Difference?

The spectrum of geothermal technologies is quickly evolving. This supplement to POWER’s April 2023 feature, “Startups Are Shaking Up Geothermal Power’s Potential,” briefly explains the differences between some engineered geothermal systems.…


POWER Digest [March 2023]

POWER's editors curate important policy, technology, business, and industry news briefs from around the world in this department. Pakistan Begins Commercial Operation of 1.3-GW Coal Plant Pakistan on Feb. 7 began…


DOE Breaks Ground on Next-Generation Concentrating Solar Power Pilot

The Department of Energy (DOE) has broken ground on the Generation 3 Particle Pilot Plant (G3P3), a novel concentrating solar power (CSP) facility at Sandia National Laboratory that will use sand-like…


Solar Developer Has Plan to Turn Oil Wells Into Energy Storage

A California developer of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems has announced an innovation that it says combines the company’s technologies to turn existing oil wells into energy storage sites that…


Delingha: A Leap for Molten Salt Tower CSP Technology

The 50-MW Delingha concentrated solar power tower plant located on the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau in China was developed, built, and continues to be refined by a company dedicated to solar…