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 ...

Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTCs) remain at the forefront of concentrated solar power technologies, converting solar irradiance into high-grade thermal energy through a curved reflective ...

Renewable and conventional energy are once again coming together in Kern County as a startup based in Alameda uses a “heat battery” to produce steam for enhanced oil production near Taft. Rondo Energy ...

Rondo Energy has officially launched commercial operations of what it calls the world’s largest industrial heat battery. The 100 MWh system is now running at a Holmes Western Oil facility in ...

The world’s ultimate petrostate is turning to solar power. Saudi Arabia is building some of the world’s biggest solar farms, along with giant arrays of batteries to store their electricity till after ...