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  • Heat transfer fluids: key to CSP success

    (May 7, 2013)

    Heat transfer fluids (HTF) vary from oil and water to molten salts. HTF is key to concentrated solar power (CSP) success because it carries the heat from the sun collected in the solar field to the power block, where it is transformed in electricity.

  • The design challenges of stop-start turbines for the CSP industry

    (May 3, 2013)

    One of the greatest challenges for CSP turbines is that, unlike turbines in the traditional thermal energy industry, they must be able to power up and down daily. What does this mean for the functioning and efficiency of a CSP plant? And what turbine-related technology advances can we expect to see?

  • Empowering Women in Science & Technology

    (May 1, 2013)

    How can professional women in the solar industry encourage greater participation from the next generation of engineers, investors and business women?

  • The value of CSP thermal storage

    (Apr 29, 2013)

    One of the key values of CSP technology serving power generation in the Great North in Chile comes from the ability to dispatch energy 24/7 by using molten salt thermal storage.

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