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Recent Headlines in Concentrated Solar Power

Posted by admin on May 28th, 2007

Concentrated Solar Power in the limelight Nevada Solar One goes on-line YouTube video Clean solar thermal energy YouTube video Silicon Valley betting on Solar Power Massive blackouts strike Hawaii Concentrating Solar Power and Energy Alternative  A new chapter begins for concentrated solar power Concentrated Solar Power Topics Mexico Identifies Concentrated Solar Sites How Viable is [...]

Quotes on the advantages of Concentrated Solar Power “solar thermal is likely the most promising technology in the entire alternative-energy field right now” – May 17, 2007 Covering just 0.5% of the world’s hot deserts with concentrated solar power (CSP) would provide the world’s entire electricity needs, with the technology also providing desalinated water to [...]

Simple design of new technology excites solar industry   Sandia researcher Rich Diver sets up a device he has developed to calibrate trough-type solar dish collectors to maximize the amount of sunlight they capture.(Photo by Randy Montoya) Sandia National Laboratories recently announced a new technology that helps focus parabolic troughs more efficiently. This could help [...]