Solar collectors and absorbers convert solar radiation into thermal energy, playing a crucial role in meeting global heating demands across various sectors.

Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTCs) remain at the forefront of concentrated solar power technologies, converting solar irradiance into high-grade thermal energy through a curved reflective ...

Startup GMZ Energy raises $14 million to make materials that convert heat to electricity, including a solar hot thermal product and chips to draw electricity from car exhaust pipes. Martin LaMonica is ...

Italian researchers have reviewed different system configurations for photovoltaic-thermal solar-assisted heat pumps in buildings. They say that using the PV-thermal collector as the heat pump’s ...

The black absorbers of parabolic-trough solar collectors are surrounded by borosilicate glass tubes in the focal line of the reflector. These tubes reflect a total of about eight per cent of the ...

Rising energy prices and new tax incentives for green home improvements this year are heating up interest in solar. Experts say it’s a good time for many homeowners to harness solar energy. Though ...

LNG, solar collectors improve round-trip efficiency of LAES systems Scientists simulated several liquid air energy storage systems, comparing round-trip efficiency across configurations that include ...