solar concentrator

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 1, 2017

Molybdenum ditelluride could bring optical communication onto silicon chips, 3-D printer makes first wearable ‘battery’, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 1, 2017.

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Video: Such great heights—Stratobus drone–satellite hybrid project is getting off the ground

By April Gocha / May 25, 2016

Thales Alenia Space—a French–Italian venture specializing in space communications, navigation, Earth observation, exploration, and orbital infrastructures—is developing a unique solar powered autonomous stratospheric airship.

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Porous SiC at heart of solar concentrator technology

By Jim Destefani / October 21, 2013

Porous silicon carbide cubes are at the heart of solar concentrator power plant technology under development at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt).

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Skyline Solar’s Utility-Scale PV-Concentrating System Demonstration

By / May 21, 2009

This video demonstrates Skyline Solar’s High Gain Solar arrays technology that it claims will bring the cost of solar power to competitive levels in the normal electricity market.

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