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Solar Thermal Towers: One Is Good, Several Is Better

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

As a set of technologies, solar thermal, aka concentrated solar power (CSP), lags at least a couple of decades behind the more mature industries of wind energy and photovoltaics. That means that we can expect lots of interesting advancements as …

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Tagged with: advancements in solar thermal, Concentrated Solar Thermal, CSP, higher temperatures higher efficiencies, parabolic troughs, photovoltaics, radiant energy concentrated on a single point, Solar Thermal, solar thermal towers, Wind Energy

Concentrated Solar Power Mated With Biogas

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

craigshields Posted in Solar Thermal

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 …

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Tagged with: biogas, clean energy, concentrated solar power, CSP, natural gas, parabolic troughs, Renewable Energy, solar thermal towers, thermodynamic heat losses