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 ...

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 ...

The 'Parabolic Trough Collector' is a lightweight and low-cost ... The system can help manufacturers in solar energy devices with higher efficiency, they said. The concept also follows the ...

N.Y. Abengoa Solar said this will be the first project in the U.S. to integrate a parabolic trough collector system with a two-stage absorption chiller. This 90-ton machine will provide cooling and ...

ARVADA, CO--(Marketwired - Jan 22, 2014) - SkyFuel's parabolic trough concentrating solar collector was installed in a trial of WaterFX's new Aqua4™ solar thermal desalination technology.

The world's largest parabolic trough facilities, located in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, Calif., consist of nine plants producing 354 megawatts of power at peak output. The plants range in size ...

This will be the world's first commercial plant integrating solar thermal power with geothermal. Parabolic trough collectors are considered the ideal technology for hybrid applications because of ...

said the two plants use a solar field of 510,000 square meters (0.2 square miles) equipped with cylindrical SENERtrough parabolic trough collectors. The technology concentrates solar radiation on ...

The parabolic trough collector is manufactured using industrial production methods such as injection moulding. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

In cooperation with the partner IMK Solarmirrotec, the parabolic trough collectors were manufactured much more efficiently using industrial production methods such as injection moulding technology.

may soon make one of the most popular solar collector systems, parabolic troughs, more affordable and energy efficient. Diver's new theoretical overlay photographic (TOP) technology is drawing ...