Thursday, April 21, 2011

Solar Concentrator - solar concentrator




3DS MAX design of a solar concentrator to heat domestic or industrial water



In the News:




CNET

Solar concentrator graces university rooftop
CNET
The solar collectors were developed by start-up Chromasun, which was formed to adapt solar concentrators for commercial rooftops. By heating water to as high as 400 degrees, the solar thermal system can be used for both hot water and to fuel air ...

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Cleantech Co-investment Fund completes first deal
Insider Media
On-Sun has patented disruptive solar concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology. This is said to enable solar installations to generate more energy per site by tracking the sun throughout the day. An On-Sun spokeman said: "On-Sun is very grateful for ...

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Google Invests $168 Million In BrightSource Energy Solar Plant
Forbes (blog)
Ivanpah is a solar concentrator project, using fields of mirrors, known as heliostats, to concentrate sunlight onto a solar receiver on top of a tower. (This project when finished will include 173000 heliostats.) The concentrated sunlight is used to ...

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Google Puts $100M into Oregon Wind Farm
Xconomy
Google recently invested $168 million in BrightSource Energy's Ivanpah solar concentrator project in California's Mojave Desert, bringing its total clean energy investments to more than $350 million. The company said the Shepherds Flat project “is ...

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Australian solar power technology which floats on water wins India trial
PACE Today
Sunengy specialises in Liquid Solar Array technology, which has at its core a standard photovoltaic concentrator utilising lightweight plastic concentrator lens which floats on water, mounted on anchored rafts. These concentrators track the sun daily ...
Floating Solar Panels 'Liquid Solar Arrays' Could Revolutionize Alternative ...Greener Ideal

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