Heat Storage
New rays of hope for solar power’s future
High cost of fossil fuel and advanced technology improve this energy source’s prospects
[Heat Storage] Costs for solar thermal may fall as low as 3.5 cents
Along a dusty two-lane highway in California's Mojave Desert, 550,000 mirrors point skyward to make steam for electricity. Google Inc, Chevron Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are betting this energy will become cheaper than coal...
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gamble
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18/01/2012 08:17:54
I hope that we could establish this network worldwide , It would be a great leap for human kind .
rodriguez angelo
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14/01/2011 21:52:12
I hope more people would see the advantage of using solar energy. Our earth is changing. The climate has changed drastically, with the use of ...
rodriguez angelo
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14/01/2011 21:50:28
I agree. I hope to know that results of the solar systems.
With the advent of climate change, it is best to look for alternatives ...
Roger Wallis
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08/09/2010 09:29:42
this is peak efficiency, right ?
not average annual
Henry
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28/08/2010 19:44:48
Solar is very good source, but the Light-Electricity convert rate is too low usual below 20%, One day if the rate grow to same as ...
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Utilising the heat in CHP applications means that 70-85% of the energy converted from fuel can be put to use, rather than the 30-50% that is typical for electrical generation alone
