PHOTON: Solar PV and Solar Thermal Come Together in a Pioneering Project
This initiative intends to improve the efficiency of central-tower solar thermal plants and achieve unheard-of power output.
After proving their worth over several decades, a new generation of wind turbines is now replacing existing installations with more powerful and efficient units.
This initiative intends to improve the efficiency of central-tower solar thermal plants and achieve unheard-of power output.
A new generation of fuel cells will make use of lignin, a paper production byproduct, to produce energy.
A new eco-friendly power generation turbine uses river currents to produce electricity virtually anywhere
MIT scientists have developed a graphene-based material that can leverage daily temperature swings to produce electricity.
Scientists all over the world are exploring the possibilities afforded by the human body as a source of electricity to power portable electronic devices.
Sweden is deploying a new e-road network that will allow electric cars to charge their batteries while on the move.
Electronic devices long ago dispensed with cables transmitting information. Now, their power supply could follow the same path.
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Solar thermal energy, also called solar thermal power or thermoelectric energy, is a renewable energy that uses the heat of the sun to produce clean electricity on a large scale. Like photovoltaic energy, which uses light energy from the sun captured by solar cells, solar thermal technology uses the sun's heat to warm a fluid, produce steam, and generate electricity in a conventional thermal process. There are also several technologies used to produce thermal energy: parabolic trough and central tower, primarily.
Solar thermal energy, also called solar thermal power or thermoelectric energy, is a renewable energy that uses the heat of the sun to produce clean electricity on a large scale. Like photovoltaic energy, which uses light energy from the sun captured by solar cells, solar thermal technology uses the sun's heat to warm a fluid, produce steam, and generate electricity in a conventional thermal process. There are also several technologies used to produce thermal energy: parabolic trough and central tower, primarily.