The long-term operation of the concentrating collectors at the fruit juice factory Kean Softdrinks in Cyprus has shown that this technology can reliably supply steam even in dusty environments and […]
Site work has started on what will be the largest concentrating solar heat project in the Australian food industry. An 18 MW parabolic trough field is to be built at […]
Solar heat is a versatile technology that now provides heating services to 122 million customers worldwide. The just published Solar Heat Worldwide study, edition 2024, contains the latest data on […]
The Indian solar thermal market recovered to a growth path in 2023 that can be largely attributed to overcoming the COVID pandemic. A survey carried out by the Indian Malaviya […]
Solar industrial heat is on a growth path. A worldwide survey of project developers shows an extremely positive trend for the next few years. 62 plants with 331 MW are […]
Conventional parabolic trough collector design and operation present numerous costly challenges: bearing foundation pylons must be robust while remaining mobile, the concentrator’s curved mirrors and receivers require optimal alignment, and […]
Glasspoint has closed its Series A funding round with USD 8 million. The US-headquartered, privately held company will use the money to increase project development activities in the field of […]
The demand for heat above 100 °C in industry is huge. More and more project developers offer solutions with concentrating collectors that can provide heat between 100 and 400 °C. […]
The IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA SHC) recommends the factor of 0.7 kWth per square metre of aperture collector area for the conversion of area to power for […]
By the end of 2018, more than 500,000 m² of concentrating collector area had been installed globally to provide heat for large commercial and industrial facilities. The biggest installations were […]