A mirror alignment measurement device may soon make one of the most popular solar collector systems, parabolic troughs, more affordable and energy efficient. A mirror alignment measurement device, ...

Parabolic reflectors for solar applications are nice stuff, and making your own is a great project in itself. One of the easiest ways we have seen is that of [GREENPOWERSCIENCE], who uses nothing more ...

3M has started up what it says is the world’s largest aperture solar parabolic trough, in partnership with Gossamer Space Frames, as an addition to the 400-acre Sunray Energy facility in Daggett, ...

A Kabul blacksmith is building solar heaters as an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to using fuels in poverty-stricken Afghanistan. 1 Local blacksmith Ghulam Abbas tests a solar ...

Abengoa Solar in early May began commercial operation of Solnova 1, the company’s first 50-MW parabolic trough plant. Covering 980,000 square feet with mirrors requiring an area totaling 280 acres ...

After more than a decade of hibernation, parabolic trough concentrated solar power (CSP) has emerged from its slumber with a mighty roar. Large new parabolic trough CSP power plants have recently ...

Scientists in Morocco have designed a new bifacial module with a cooling system, based on bifacial parabolic solar cells that are connected to each other via tubes for panel cooling. They are now ...

The solar concentrator comprises six parabolic mirror reflectors of 16 metre sq area, called Scheffler concentrator. Indian Railways has been taking various eco-friendly initiatives to improve the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not exactly a solar panel. It’s more like a solar dish. And ...

For a university project [Adam Libert] decided to make his very own parabolic hot dog cooker. Now, we must say, this is a project that could probably be cobbled together in a weekend from scraps, but ...