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Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC): A solar concentrator that utilises a parabolic-shaped reflector to focus sunlight onto a receiver tube, thereby converting solar radiation into thermal energy.

Small-scale collectors available on a residential scale include parabolic solar collectors that are shaped like a large satellite dish but contain mirrors, not antennae.

As the world searches for ways to produce energy without burning fossil fuel, there is increased interest in solar energy. One place associated with solar power experiments is the Sandia National ...

Abengoa Solar is building large-scale parabolic trough solar installations in Arizona and New York. The hot water produced at the Arizona plant will be used in the treatment of contaminated water. In ...

ECOSun Parabolic Solar Collector (IMAGE) Graz University of Technology. Caption. A cooling liquid flows along the back of the solar cells, absorbing and utilising the waste heat from the ...

To begin, mirrored parabolic solar collectors would be used to heat oil to a temperature of at least 400 to 700ºF (204 to 371ºC). ... (such as the solar collectors), ...

Business News: Chennai, May 21 (): A new trough collector equipped with enhanced energy to serve industries has been developed by Indian Institute of Madras (IIT-M),.