New Technology Increases Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Conversion Efficiency by 60 Percent

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Licenses Novel “Magnetohydrodynamics” Solar Power Technology Magneto-Hydro-Dynamics (MHD) is derived from Magneto-meaning magnetic field, Hydro-meaning liquid, and Dynamics-meaning movement. MHD generates electricity directly from a body of very hot moving gas without any mechanical moving parts. Magnetohydrodynamics works by using magnets to extract electricity from superheated charged gas. In a sense MHD [...]