Solar collectors and absorbers convert solar radiation into thermal energy, playing a crucial role in meeting global heating demands across various sectors.

Sunbeams contain a lot of energy. But current technology for harvesting solar power doesn't capture as much as it could. Now, ...

One of the most ambitious solar projects in history is quietly heading for shutdown after just a decade of operation. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert was once hailed as ...

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.

PASADENA, Calif. & CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, and NantG Power, LLC, an ...

Concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) specialist Vast Renewables has completed final prototyping of a “first-of-its-kind” receiver tower that forms the basis of its clean energy solution that ...

Brown is now home to the largest installation of hybrid solar-thermal panels in the country. The 168 panels, which cover half the roof of the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, will provide ...

Though the sun produces more energy than we would ever need on Earth, current ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy. Solar thermal energy systems harness the sun's power to generate heat for various applications, ...

As utilities in the United States seek to develop renewable energy projects, one promising option is central station solar power (CSSP). CSSP includes solar thermal technologies, such as central ...

BrightSource Energy, one of the biggest and most promising companies building solar thermal power plants, has just raised $150 million in a fourth round of capital — boosting its total over the $300 ...

Linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) technology has emerged as a competitive and cost‐effective alternative within the concentrated solar power (CSP) field. By utilising an array of flat or slightly curved ...