ARVADA, CO--(Marketwired - Jan 22, 2014) - SkyFuel's parabolic trough concentrating solar collector was installed in a trial of WaterFX's new Aqua4™ solar thermal desalination technology. The single ...

A mirror alignment measurement device may soon make one of the most popular solar collector systems, parabolic troughs, more affordable and energy efficient. A mirror alignment measurement device, ...

Parabolic trough technology has a success story spanning more than 40 years. As early as 1984, the first commercial power plants with parabolic trough collectors went into operation in California. In ...

Solar rays focused on concentrator photovoltaic cells using parabolic mirrors not only supply electricity, but also thermal energy for industrial processes, heating or cooling. Three technological ...

DLR Executive Board visits solar thermal test facilities in Spain. DLR energy research has long cooperated with research institutions and universities in Spain and Portugal. New technologies are ...

Using the technology available today, half of the global energy demand in 2050 can be met by renewable energy sources. This has been proven by current scenarios in which a major role has also been ...