Bob Morris on May 22, 2011, 9:15 pm SolarReserve has received a conditional commitment for a $737 million loan guarantee from DoE to build a 110 MW 24 hour a day solar thermal plant in Tonopah, NV. Solar thermal creates power by using heliostats to focus the sun at a central receiver and stores energy for future use in molten salt. Thus, this [...] Bob Morris on Mar 4, 2011, 10:51 pm This Swiss chalet style apartment building produces twice as much heat than it needs via the solar thermal panels on the roof. Heat from the sun is stored in hot water which is used by resdients and which heats the building through under floor piping. And it does all this in Switzerland in the [...] Bob Morris on Aug 26, 2010, 1:10 am The plant focuses heat from the sun onto water filled tubes to create steam to drive turbines. After Gutenberg and NY Times have more. Bob Morris on Aug 14, 2010, 5:30 pm The Turkish company, Solimpeks Corp., has launched its Volther hybrid photovoltaic-solar thermal collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously. The hybrid system allows extra module heat to be absorbed to produce hot water while optimising efficiency, the company says. Bob Morris on May 31, 2010, 5:56 pm It’s just 10MW now and the power is expensive. But it’s basically a prototype. Presumably prices for solar thermal will drop as the technology improves and economies of scale take effect. Bob Morris on Mar 12, 2010, 1:25 am Solar Thermal captures heat from the sun to create power. The heat can also be stored and used later. R&D now is focusing on computer-controlled reflector mirrors and more efficient ways to store the heat. More from Ecogeek. Bob Morris on Dec 11, 2009, 9:42 am This test project by Sopogy will hopefully be the first of many as Hawaii continues to be leader in renewable energy. The 2 Megawatt thermal energy project which spans across 3.8 acres in the hot Kona desert utilizes 1,000 Sopogy proprietary MicroCSP solar panels. Through the use of mirrors and optics and an integrated [...] Bob Morris on Oct 18, 2009, 12:57 am Sopogy will debut the world’s first concentrating solar power for rooftops at Solar Power International in Anaheim on Oct. 27. From their email press release - At 8 feet long by 2.5 feet wide, [it] is perfect for quick and easy installation by local HVAC and Plumbing professionals. SopoFlare incorporates Sopogy’s proprietary “stow [...] Bob Morris on Sep 10, 2009, 9:11 am Google, a huge user of electricity, wants to drop the price of solar thermal. So, they’re doing it themselves by researching ways to make the mirrors less expensive and by using solar to power gas turbines rather than using natural gas. Bob Morris on Aug 5, 2009, 5:29 am Photo. eSolar Two-year-old eSolar is having an opening ceremony for its pilot solar power plant in Lancaster, Calif., on Wednesday [today]. There’s a veritable glut of solar start-ups, but eSolar has already gotten further than most: it’s actually producing electricity at below the price consumers pay in California. Their solar thermal plant uses “more [...] | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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