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 ...

Abstract: The efficiency of the solar plants is conditioned by the control strategies applied in their operation. In this paper, an application of a Model Predictive Controller based on nonlinear ...

The objective of this study is to assess the performance of an absorption chiller integrated with solar parabolic trough collectors and a district heating system to address this challenge. Indeed, the ...

The project was developed by Xcel Energy in conjunction with Abengoa Solar, which developed the solar parabolic trough technology that concentrates solar energy to produce heat. The demonstration ...

That's precisely what happened when a Redditor posted an image of a vast solar farm. The image sparked a conversation about solar farms located near commenters and the benefits that these projects ...

Bitcoin continues to attack a key resistance zone below all-time highs. “Parabolic” BTC price talk begins to resurface as bulls hold six figures after the Wall Street open. Signs of profit ...

The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it’s not done yet. A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals ...

Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has pulled the plug on its US solar module factory in Arizona and laid off nearly 300 workers; now, there’s more bad news. June 2, 2025: On Saturday ...

Just seven months after construction started on SEG Solar’s new PV cell manufacturing plant on the Indonesian island of Java, the company has announced the successful commissioning of the $480 ...

May 29 (Reuters) - Solar panel maker Meyer Burger (MBTN.S), opens new tab shut down a U.S. factory in Arizona due to financial troubles, cutting all 282 employees, the Swiss company said on Thursday.

This solar cycle still has the potential to cause more celestial spectacles before activity calms down. And scientists say that the coming solar cycles may be even more eventful. But it remains ...