Concentrating solar power

Concentrating solar power using high-temperature falling-particle receivers gets ready
SPOTLIT BY SUN POWER A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Sandia recently used tethered balloons
Fractal-like concentrating solar power receivers are 20 percent better at absorbing sunlight

Sandia National Laboratories engineers have developed new fractal-like, concentrating solar power receivers for small- to

Novel Solar Absorber to Improve Efficiency of Concentrating Solar Power Technology

Masdar Institute and MIT Collaboration Produce Innovative Solar Absorber That Can Harness More Sunlight, Enhancing

Sand could be the key to unlocking more efficient concentrated solar power

Masdar Institute scientists have published breakthrough research that could change the way solar energy is

High efficiency concentrating solar cells move to the rooftop

Ultra-high efficiency solar cells similar to those used in space may now be possible on

Concentrating solar power (Photo credit: Tom Raftery)
Study shows greater potential for solar power at costs comparable to gas-fired power plants

“Solar energy systems can satisfy much more of our hunger for electricity, at not much

English: The fresnel lens system in the Soderskar lighthouse. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Flat-pack lens boosts solar power

Fresnel lens concentrates solar without bulk Micro-machining could be used to create almost flat, Fresnel

Is Anything Stopping a Truly Massive Build-Out of Desert Solar Power?

Engineers and industry agree that although challenges abound in utility-scale solar in the sunniest places