The aim is to make solar thermal power plants more efficient and therefore more cost-effective ... Control software developed by DLR can align parts of the mirrors so that several experiments can take ...

This is China's new dual-tower solar thermal plant, Interesting Engineering reports. Solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity are becoming a familiar sight all over the world.

Their thermal performance directly impacts ... of research is the comparison of different cooling tower technologies in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. A study assessed the performance ...

The company has signed a long-term purchase agreement for solar gasoline with AMAG Group, which will purchase 50,000 liters ...

The Redstone project, located in Siyanda district, is the first molten salt solar thermal tower plant in sub-Saharan Africa. PowerChina said it is the largest investment project in South Africa's ...

On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various techniques ... mirrors to focus the sun's rays on a collector tower, where a receiver sits. Molten salt flowing through the ...