Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Solar Concentrator - Solar Concentrator




Direct steam generation in a solar concentrator. Deflection of steel tube is caused by a circumferential temperature gradient generated by the stratified water flow, logitudinal mechanical loads are not present. Experiment was made at nearly atmospheric presure in Mexico City. Any coments and ideas are welcome



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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AZoCleantech

Chevron Mining Commences Power Production at its New Mexico Solar Field
AZoCleantech
The installation is placed over the tailing site at the CMI owned molybdenum mine, establishing a new solar technology and the pragmatic use of an earlier affected land area. The concentrator solar photovoltaic (CPV) installation at Questa solar field ...

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Letting off steam, surveying the sea and carrying wardrobes
Hindustan Times
The project awarded the second prize looked at producing steam through a single axis line focusing solar concentrator. Ashish Kumar Choudhary, the brains behind the conception and implementation of the project says, “It's all about producing steam for ...




Solar-powered Water Reclamation Facility opens in Coachella
The Desert Sun
The City of Coachella will turn on its solar-powered Water Reclamation Facility during a grand opening celebration at 11 am April 28 at the southeast corner of Polk Street and Avenue 54. The $2.7 million concentrator photovoltaic solar project is ...




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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