On a much larger scale, solar-thermal power plants employ various ... The technology is also versatile. For example, solar cells generate energy for far-out places like satellites in Earth orbit ...

And come next year, when Ivanpah flips the on switch, it will nearly double the amount of solar thermal energy produced in the United States. Mark Strauss | | Read More ...

Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example ... than fossil fuels. Solar energy is the ...

Intelligently controlled and eco-friendly concentrated solar thermal systems can supply significant amounts of heat, largely ...

South Australia researchers will team with industry partners to build a concentrated solar thermal plant in New South Wales ...

Grid access remains a problem. While the share of renewable capacity in China's power mix has risen, its share of power ...

A research team in the United Kingdom has looked at how the combination of photovoltaics and solar thermal (ST) energy could improve the efficiency and viability of different solar desalination ...

BEIJING - China’s wind and solar energy capacity has surpassed that of mostly coal-powered thermal for the first time, the national energy body said on April 25. China, the world’s largest ...