Nov

26

Solar Energy Harvesting Now Up To 1000 Degrees Celsius

November 26, 2019 | Leave a Comment

A new company, Heliogen, announced it has achieved for the first time commercially very high temperatures from solar energy that could replace the need for fossil fuels in many heavily energy-intensive industries such as steel, cement, and petrochemical production. Heliogen, announced its launch last Tuesday alongside the solar breakthrough that it had concentrated solar energy […]

Aug

17

New Efficient Idea For Old Tech Thermal Photovoltaic

August 17, 2016 | 1 Comment

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have a new idea for the technology of solid-state thermophotovoltaics (TPV). The idea could provide a high-efficiency alternative for directly converting high-temperature heat from concentrated solar thermal to utility-scale electricity. Using new computer modeling the researcher’s data suggest that high temperature TPV conversion – which captures infrared radiation from very […]

Jun

24

Study Compares Solar Power Near Equal to Nuclear

June 24, 2014 | 1 Comment

According to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change concentrated solar power (CSP) could supply a substantial amount of current energy demand. The idea seems to be justify supplying a large fraction of the power supply in a decarbonized energy system. The naivety is simply stunning. There seems to be no sense left […]

Apr

12

Raising the Energy Value of Natural Gas by 25%

April 12, 2013 | 3 Comments

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has announced a system that converts natural gas using sunlight into the more energy-rich fuel called syngas.  The new system offers a 25% increase in available energy. Making the syngas uses concentrated solar power. Solar energy comes to a reflecting surface that concentrates the sun’s rays […]

Jan

16

Thermal Energy Storage Could Make Money

January 16, 2013 | 4 Comments

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study that suggests Thermal Energy Storage (TES) can make money for utilities.  The study relies on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) for the energy source. Keep in mind the study is coming from a government entity. The report, “Simulating the Value of Concentrating […]

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