They used a simple gold mirror and adding a dielectric layer above the gold will improve our efficiency to 36 percent. Thermophotovoltaic conversion utilizes thermal radiation to generate electricity ...
Next-gen thermal solar technology may be closer than it appears thanks to plastic rearview mirrors. According to reports from New Atlas and the University of South Australia, UniSA experts have ...
September 10th, 2012 (Nuremberg, Germany)- Flabeg, the international market leader and manufacturer of solar mirrors, has developed an anti-soiling coating for solar mirrors. duraGLARE distinguishes ...
Researchers in the Middle East have developed a new design for energy systems combining PV power generation with Trombe walls in buildings. They claim their new system configuration with reflective ...
A new solar-to-grid conversion efficiency record has been set by engineers in the US – thanks to an intricate arrangement of carefully aligned, highly reflective mirrors. The solar dish system, ...
Lightweight parabolic mirrors for solar concentrators have been fabricated using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and a nanometer scale optical surface smoothing technique. The smoothing ...