This is a solar concentrator made out of a DirectTV satellite dish with aluminum foil glued to it. The LNB is also covered with aluminum foil to protect it. A leaf is held in front of the focal point and the concentrated sunlight burns a hole in it.
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Government launches project to promote solar heating applications domain-B The ministry of new and renewable energy has launched a project on development and promotion of solar concentrator-based heating applications in India in order to reduce GHG emissions from low and medium temperature process heat applications. |
Project on Development and Promotion of Solar Heating Applications Launched Press Information Bureau (press release) Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Shri Gireesh B. Pradhan today launched a project on development and promotion of solar concentrator based heating applications in India. The project namely “Market Development and Promotion of Solar ... |
EMCORE Awarded Solar Panel Manufacturing Contract by JPL for Soil Moisture ... MarketWatch (press release) For terrestrial applications, EMCORE offers a broad portfolio of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) multi-junction solar cells and components, as well as commercial rooftop solar concentrator systems. For further information about EMCORE, ... and more » |
 RedOrbit | Flipping The Switch On Space Power RedOrbit The independent control of the cells would allow us to morph the structure into a solar concentrator to collect the sunlight and project it on solar arrays. The same structure can be used to build large space systems by assembling thousands of small ... Beaming solar power back to earthSmartPlanet.com (blog) Strathclyde Scientists Design Small Satellites to Gather and Beam Solar Power ...The Green Optimistic all 20 news articles » |
Tanzania should exploit solar energy potential The Citizen Daily However, there is a myth that solar energy is unable to adequately provide for our energy needs. This is false. concentrator power station built in the Sahara Desert and connected to Europe, North America and the Middle East's energy grid could easily ... and more » |
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) may trace its roots to when Leonardo da Vinci first conceived a parabolic mirror concentrator to heat water
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