Solar power towers can play an important role in the energy transition. They convert sunlight into heat that can be stored or ...

22 August 2003 – US based SolarMission Technologies, Inc (formerly trading as Energen Global Inc), is set to expand development of Solar Tower technology into the US. Solar Tower technology is a large ...

Researchers in Jordan and Qatar have come up with a remarkable design for a "twin technology solar system" capable of generating clean energy 24/7. This double-action design promises more than twice ...

Synhelion’s solar tower technology harnesses energy from a field of solar mirrors and concentrates it onto a receiver. The receiver converts the solar radiation into high-temperature process heat, ...

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (EHU) have developed ultra-black copper cobaltate nanoneedles that can absorb up to 99.5% of sunlight, setting a new standard for materials used ...

Research from Germany has published an open-access dataset covering the Jülich Solar Tower in western Germany. The research ...

Solar panel technology has made enormous progress in the last two decades. In fact, the most advanced silicon solar cells produced today are about as good as the technology will get. So what’s next?

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Super-efficient solar cells: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 ...

24 April 2007 – A new solar thermal plant in Spain, the largest of its type in Europe and the first in the world to produce power for a national grid, has been inaugurated in Seville, Spain. The plant ...