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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. The closed-loop system has a record 17.5-hour

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. The closed-loop system has a record 17.5-hour

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The most significant maintenance cost of a CSP plant is cleaning and replacing the mirrors, and thus this new reflector design could have a significant impact on total plant cost. Albuquerque, NM – up to $4.3 The power block design also incorporates an advanced cooling method that reduces water usage. SkyFuel, Inc.

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