Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTCs) remain at the forefront of concentrated solar power technologies, converting solar irradiance into high-grade thermal energy through a curved reflective ...

Scientists from the University of Arizona in the United States have created a holographic light collector which they claim is able to increase the efficiency of solar panels by up to 4.5%. Presented ...

A large solar farm being constructed in the Midwestern U.S., operated by one of the country’s largest power generation companies, has had to contend with a variety of site conditions that create ...

The place you install your solar panels matters. Here are the most common places to put your panels, and areas to avoid. Installing solar panels can be a great leap toward electricity cost savings and ...

The black absorbers of parabolic-trough solar collectors are surrounded by borosilicate glass tubes in the focal line of the reflector. These tubes reflect a total of about eight per cent of the ...

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