LENS (The Laboratory for Energy & Nano Sciences) has designed a very novel variation to the solar power tower. Most power towers collector solar energy with ground mounted rings of sun tracking computer controlled mirrors that focus the energy to small single point at the tower top. This single point heats water or a working fluid [...]
BERKELEY, Calif. California Unions for Reliable Energy (“CUREâ€), a coalition of unions whose members promote the development of power plants in an environmentally responsible manner, has announced today a new collaboration with K Road Calico Solar, LLC (“K Road Calicoâ€), an independent utility-scale solar project in San Bernardino County, California. “PLAs ensure that projects like [...]
The Ecobuild exhibition at London ExCel has generated a huge amount of interest for Baxi low carbon products. The working models of Baxi Ecogen dual energy system and Baxi Bioflo compact biomass boiler on the Plumb Center sponsored Practical Installer stand attracted many visitors throughout the show.
Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power systems, today announced that it has received its first two customer orders for its novel renewable energy Stirling engines.
BOULDER, CO. – Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power generating systems, has announced that it has completed the commissioning of the solar field for its SolarFlow™ System demonstration in Boulder, CO.
BOSTON–Despite competitive photovoltaic prices and lingering environmental and financing concerns, concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies are poised for gigawatt-scale adoption in 2011; and future growth will remain healthy as the generation stack increasingly incorporates CSP plants in excess of 100 MW. However, in order to land their share of this emerging market, utilities and developers [...]
Sopogy, Inc., a leading developer of reliable and cost-effective micro concentrated solar power(MicroCSP) technologies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yu Hao Long (YHL) Corporation, the developer of a patented Stirling energy generator for the installation of a 200MW concentrating solar plant for the China National Utility. The MOU also formalized a goal to [...]
SHEC Energy Corporation and Cleanergy have signed an MOU for the joint development of a high-efficiency solar Stirling engine. SHEC Energy’s high-efficiency solar receiver technology will be coupled with Cleanergy’s proven Stirling Engine technology to develop the world’s most advanced Solar Stirling Engine offering. Engineers from both SHEC Energy and Cleanergy gave design approval to [...]
Cool Energy, Inc., developers of clean energy heat and electrical power generating systems has announced the completion and operation of its third Stirling Engine platform. The engine, called the SolarHeart® Engine converts low temperature heat into electrical power. “We are excited to have achieved this major technology milestone,†said Sam Weaver, CEO and President of [...]
Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Linamar Corporation, SES’s Strategic Supply Partner for production and assembly of the power conversion unit (PCU) component of the SunCatcher concentrating solar power (CSP) system, have reached a major milestone in their partnership for the development and commercialization of the PCU. Linamar will ship the first PCU this week to [...]
 Stirling Energy Systems recently announced the launch of a new solar development company named Tessera Solar. Tessera Solar is developing solar power world wide using their patented technology called SunCatchers. Manufacturing of SunCatchers at production volumes will commence in 2010, utilizing Tier 1 automotive suppliers for key components. With over 90% North American content, [...]