SkyFuel, Inc. has launched a new research and development (R&D) program on a colossal parabolic trough concentrating solar collector that features greater sun concentration than the commercially available, state-of-the-art SkyTrough®, itself an improvement on previous generation glass-based technology. The new collector will be designed to operate at higher temperatures, making thermal storage even more cost [...]
Hybrid power plant with 150 MW capacity will use solar thermal energy and natural gas and can be operated around the clock In Kuraymat, roughly 100 kilometers south of Cairo, a major solar-thermal power plant is going into operation for the first time in Egypt. The solar field consists of parabolic trough collectors with an [...]
There is definitely something to be learned from the clean energy installations from 30 years ago. Here is an educational video of a vintage solar thermal hot-water system that has been in service since the 1980s. The homemade collector harvests heat from the sun to warm the water that runs through its manifolds and move [...]
Solar Millennium AG, Erlangen, has completed the sale of 50 percent of the stakes in the Ibersol power plant project to Ferrostaal AG, Essen. Ibersol is the fourth power plant project developed by Solar Millennium in southern Spain. The realization of the parabolic trough power plant with a capacity of 50 MW in the province [...]
Canada’s ecoENERGY for Renewal Heat Program is designed to encourage businesses, industries and institutions to install active energy-efficient solar air and/or water heating systems. The ‘ecoENERGY for Renewal Heat Program’ is a four-year, $36 million investment to increase the use of renewable thermal energy by industry, commercial businesses and institutions. Ideally, the program will boost [...]
The Turkish company, Solimpeks Corp., has launched its Volther hybrid photovoltaic-solar thermal collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously. The hybrid system allows extra module heat to be absorbed to produce hot water while optimising efficiency, the company says. Historically, the main drawback of many conventional photovoltaic (PV) systems has been the high initial [...]
Solar Division Thermomax Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high efficiency equipment for efficient and economical conversion of solar radiation into thermal energy. Based in two locations in the United Kingdom, and a unit in Italy, Thermomax occupies over 10,000m² of purpose built factories on 10 acres (40,400m²) of land. The operation is complete with [...]
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Apricus Solar Evacuated Tube Production & Packing Video providing overview of the evacuated tube production and packing.
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Side by side testing of eight solar water heating systems How this DTI funded report on solar panels performance highlighted the need for zero carbon solar thermal systems because the operational carbon clawback exceeded 20% for some makes of solar panel. There was one zero carbon solar panel, Solartwin, whose design innovations were validated by [...]
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In the simplest solar thermal application, a discrete solar collector gathers solar radiation to heat air or water for domestic, commercial or industrial use. The solar panel is usually a flat plate collector that consists of a metal box with a glass or plastic cover and a black absorber plate at the bottom. Absorber plates [...]
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Solar Collectors are the tools that transfer the light and radiation generated by sunlight (typically UV radiation) into heat. This heat can then be transferred to an HTF (Heat Transfer Fluid) and storage medium, such as water (or a water – glycol solution), providing a completely free heat source, which then cuts down on the [...]
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Solar thermal energy is a technology for harnessing solar energy for thermal energy (heat). Solar thermal collectors are defined by the USA Energy Information Administration as low-, medium-, or high-temperature collectors. Low temperature collectors are flat plates generally used to heat swimming pools. Medium-temperature collectors are also usually flat plates but are used for creating [...]
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Apricus is a global company focused on providing simple and effective solutions for families and businesses concerned about the effects of climate change and rising energy costs. Apricus solar thermal systems are widely used in both residential and commercial applications to provide hot water, space heating, industrial hot water and even air-conditioning. The Apricus Solar [...]
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