A mirror alignment measurement device may soon make one of the most popular solar collector systems, parabolic troughs, more affordable and energy efficient. A mirror alignment measurement device, ...

Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTCs) are among the most mature concentrating solar power technologies, employing curved mirrors to focus diffuse and direct solar irradiance onto a linear receiver ...

Spectral-splitting CPV-T collector design. (a) Cross-sectional view; (b) 3-D view. (The PV cells are on the two sloped, flat sides of the central primary PV-T channel.) A binational team led by ...

3M's Renewable Energy Division and Gossamer Space Frames have unveiled what they claim is the world's largest aperture parabolic trough solar collector. Called the Large Aperture Trough (LAT) 73, it ...

Abengoa Solar in early May began commercial operation of Solnova 1, the company’s first 50-MW parabolic trough plant. Covering 980,000 square feet with mirrors requiring an area totaling 280 acres ...

Researchers have created a device to produce electricity and steam at the same time. The system is said to offer 85.1% efficiency and deliver steam at up to 248 degrees Celsius. The converter combines ...

A new integrated energy platform using multiple renewable energy sources has been successfully developed and tested, enabling energy independence and carbon reduction in agriculture. Compared to ...

Spectral-splitting CPV-T collector design. (a) Cross-sectional view; (b) 3-D view. (The PV cells are on the two sloped, flat sides of the central primary PV-T channel.) Conventional ...