Solar thermal power is a clean, renewable resource once you have your system in place. Also, some solar thermal power systems can be DIYed from common materials like soda cans and black tubing.

With energy production from O&G and renewables likely to co-exist for several decades, GlobalData explores how the two power ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy. Solar thermal energy systems harness the sun's power to generate heat for various applications ...

Dismissed by many in the solar industry as an overly-complex, outdated technology, concentrated solar power (CSP) is set for a comeback thanks to a scaled-down, modular approach.

A Chinese-Swedish research team has developed an energy system that is claimed to be able to store solar energy as chemical energy for up to 18 years. The generator is described as the combination ...

Back in 2017 we caught wind of an interesting energy system designed to store solar power in liquid form for years at a time. By hooking it up to an ultra-thin thermoelectric generator, the team ...

A new integrated energy platform using multiple renewable energy sources has been successfully developed and tested, enabling ...

The proposed solar-biomass hybrid system is based on distributed multi-generation technology that integrates photovoltaic-thermal and biomass power sources.

Concentrated solar-thermal power, ... Proponents say the heat that CSP systems produce and their storage capacity offer advantages over other renewables for generating grid-scale electricity and ...

As part of that green-power effort, the solar thermal energy towers and mirror arrays are expected to save 1.53 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. You can get an up-close look at ...

Concentrating solar-thermal power systems employ the sun’s heat rather than its light. The heat from the sun is amplified using mirrors and concentrated into receivers that convert this heat ...