Here’s an article on the use of natural gas mated with concentrated solar power (CSP). The central issue facing CSP is achieving temperatures high enough to minimize thermodynamic heat losses, and, for most configurations, that means coupling the troughs and …
Category: Solar Thermal
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Solar Thermal Water Heating
Question: Who first conceived an industrial use of solar power by employing concave mirrors to heat water? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732.
Saudi Arabia Implementing Concentrated Solar Power
As presented here, I’m glad to see the Saudis implementing CSP (concentrated solar power) as a significant portion of their energy plans. It looks like MIT and Siemens have crafted a “hybrid” of CSP and fossil fuels, to create higher …
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Tagged with: concentrated solar power, CSP, hybrid of CSP and fossil fuels, MIT, Saudi Arabia, Siemens, Solar Thermal
Bechtel Building Solar Thermal Plant
Bechtel was one of my favorite clients, back in the day when I was a marketing consultant for the large tech companies. That’s why I’m happy to see their participation in solar thermal; as discussed here, they’re building a $2.2 …
Concentrated Solar Power — Opportunities Flourishing?
Here’s part of an invitation to one of the most important annual conferences on CSP (concentrated solar power, aka solar thermal): Whilst Spain has been a strong driving force for the CSP industry worldwide with more than 20 years’ experience …
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Retrofitness and Thoughtful Building Design
Some of the fastest return on investment you can get is by retrofitting a leaky, energy wasting building with high R-value insulation and efficient appliances. Many estimates show that US buildings use close to 50% of the total annual energy …
Competing Technologies in Concentrated Solar Power
Here’s an article that compares the two main competing technologies in concentrated solar power (CSP): linear Fresnel lenses vs. parabolic troughs. The main issue, of course, is the cost of the reflectors themselves, as well as the apparatus whereby they …
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Tagged with: aolar thermal, concentrated solar power, CSP, Fresnel lenses, linera Fresnel lenses, parabolic troughs
SolarReserve — Leader in Solar Thermal
I just met the CFO of SolarReserve, one of the top players in CSP (concentrated solar power, aka solar thermal). This hasn’t been a good couple of years for CSP; it’s been a time in which the price of both natural …
Solar Thermal Deserves Our Support
Here’s a good article on a recently completed solar thermal tower (aka concentrated solar power or CSP) in the desert between Las Vegas and Reno, NV. The thing to like about solar thermal, as we’ve often discussed here, is that …
From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Solar Cooking — Because I Can
For amusement only…. Today I cooked mashed potatoes in my solar oven. The oven is made of one of those shiny windshield shades, a rack from an old countertop oven, a very large clear plastic pretzel container and a 2lb …
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