Directory:Solar Thermal
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A directory of technologies and resourses relating to solar thermal energy.
Overviews
Solar Thermal Panels - Flat bed or Evacuated Tubes - Which is better? That depends.
Solar collector development history -1-page PDF from Surface Power in Ireland.
Videos
Webinar on Compact Energy Storage - An overview was given of three light sensor classes of compact thermal energy storage: phase change material, sorption and thermochemical storage. The principles of the technologies were explained, examples of their applications given and the research and development challenges described that are needed for their respective routes to the markets. 1 hour. (Jan. 23, 2009)
Intersolar 2008 Part 1 and 2 - Shows pictures of the construction, the first day and technical innovations in photovoltaics at the Intersolar 2008. Part 2 focusses on the solar thermal industry, shows the progress of the Intersolar 2008 and the Intersolar AWARD ceremony.
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Solar Thermal Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sun The video shows the use of solar thermal energy for heating in Europe. Examples from Denmark and Spain show the use in different climates. Interviews with users and manufacturers give a good overview of this clean energy technology. The video is provided for free by the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign of the European Union. (YouTube January 22, 2008)
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Side by side testing of eight solar water heating systems How this DTI funded report on solar panels performance highlighted the need for zero carbon solar thermal systems because the operational carbon clawback exceeded 20% for some makes of solar panel. There was one zero carbon solar panel, Solartwin, whose design innovations were validated by the study. Solar energy is not negated by "parasitics" by the best solar panel designs.. (YouTube September 21, 2007)
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Apricus Solar Evacuated Tube Production & Packing Video providing overview of the evacuated tube production and packing. (Turn off the "music".) (YouTube May 31, 2007)
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Technologies
Companies
Directory:Clean Coal > Mixing Solar with Coal to Cut Costs - The project by Abengoa Solar and Colorado's largest utility, Xcel Energy, will involve building an array of parabolic mirrors designed to concentrate heat from the sun, and use that heat to help make the steam that drives the coal plant's turbines and generators, making electricity, cutting the cost of solar and reducing plant emissions. (MIT Technology Review Sept. 4, 2009)
Directory:Solar > Directory:Concentrated Solar Power / Directory:Solar PhotoVoltaics > Entech Solar energy hybrid has hopes for bright future - Entech Solar's next-generation concentrating solar prototype, ThermaVolt II, combines concentrating photovoltaic and thermal (CPVT) technology. The company says its product delivers four to five times the amount of energy compared to traditional photovoltaic systems and costs less to produce. (GizMag August 14, 2009)
Alpha Thermal Systems - North American Plug & Play Commercial and Residential Solar Heating Systems, utilizing German technology (PAW, Resol, ZUWA). Online Monitoring.
Apricus - Evacuated Tube technology.
Infinite Solar Inc. - Renewable energy training school, offers IREC accredited solar training classes & certifications in Solar PV Installation, Solar Thermal Installation, and Solar Sales Training.
Pretasol - Solar Thermal Leasing in Spain. Pretasol is a new company that is accelerating the adoption of solar thermal products for homeowners and business's by offering the option to lease the equipment thus avoiding the initial high costs.
Solar for Dark Climates - Cool Energy, a startup based in Boulder, CO, USA, is developing a vending machine business system that produces heat and electricity from the sun. It could help make solar energy competitive with conventional sources of energy in relatively dark and cold climates, such as the northern half of the United States and countries such as Canada and Germany. (MIT Technology Review July 08, 2009)
Heliodyne - Flat Plate technology.
Solarnetix - Toronto-based Distributor and Retailer for PAW "Plug and Play" Solar Heating Systems. Online system monitoring.
Solartwin - Solartwin is the main solar water heating innovation to emerge from the British Isles.
Directory:Solar >Sunrain defies economic crisis - Despite the global economic crisis, the Chinese vacuum tube collector manufacturer Jiangsu SunRain Solar Water Heater Manufacture Co. LTD grew by 74% last year and presently employs around 2000 people. (Solar Thermal World Jan. 26, 2009)
Surface Power - 2-page PDF. Certified hot water system kits for Europe.
Directory:Solar Thermal / Directory:Building / Directory:Zero Point Energy / Directory:Methane > A few free energy developments in Romania - A Russian news agency reports on several interesting systems being developed, including an efficient solar water heating design, a composite building materials having strength and a high R value, a magnetic fertilizer, and a system that allegedly loads methane molecules with the vacuum zero point energy increasing the methane’s heating power by 40 percent. (Financiarul Oct. 30, 2009)
commercial solar panels serve to protect the water in your pool.
solar pool covers - serve to heat the water in your pool, while saving you money on a heater.
A E Solar Systems Solar Panels - Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) approved installers of solar panels systems for the home in the UK. Providing advice, consultations and solar thermal installations.
Infinite Solar Inc. - Infinite Solar Inc. is the premier solar training and continuing education provider on the East Coast, offering IREC accredited solar panel installation training, solar thermal training, solar sales training, NABCEP exam prep course, custom corporate and online solar training.
DIY
There was an error working with the wiki: Code[1] > Directory:Solar Thermal > Cansolair Provides Solar Heating With Pop Cans - Hank notes that the Canadian company Cansolair has developed a technology that utilizes panels composed of recycled aluminum pop (soda) cans, that absorb solar radiation to provide heating for a home. This technology is affordable and easy to replicate. (YouTube / MartineBlue February 20, 2008)
Build your own solar thermal panel... Second Attempt
Research and Development
Resources
Directories
http://www.solarthermalworld.org/calender - Calendar of Events around the world
Solar Thermal World - This unique website forms a worldwide forum for experts on solar thermal technology and those interested in the development of the market, it is hosted by the Global Solar Thermal Energy Council (GSTEC), a collaborative platform between industry, research institutions and NGOs.
Politics
Energy Directive adopted by European Parliament - 107-page PDF For the first time, heating and cooling is covered by an European Directive. (Global Solar Thermal Energy Council Jan. 5, 2009)
In the News
Fair Season in China: Three Major Trends - Paying a visit to these domestic solar regional trade fairs will give you an outlook on the technology trends of China's giant solar thermal industry. The three major ones are: full-glass heat pipe vacuum tubes, tubes with inner silvering for concentration, and balcony collector modules. (Solar Thermal World March 9, 2009)
Solar Thermal Energy in the Antarctic - Surviving in harsh climate: This vacuum tube collector system has heated the Brandfield House at the Rothera research station in the Antartic since February 2008. (''Global Solar Thermal Energy Council' Feb. 23, 2009)
Steam and Cooling: no Problem for a Solar Thermal System - Thirty-eight Abengoa parabolic trough collectors are currently being installed gradually on the roof of the Steinway factory building. “We need a temperature of 200 °C to run a double-effect direct gas fired adsorption chiller for dehumidification in the summer time,” explains Rigos. “In the winter the steam is used to produce low pressure steam for heating and production purposes via a heat exchanger.” (Solar Thermal World Feb. 16, 2009)
Current events >4th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference and Intersolar 2009, Munich - The 4th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference, one of the largest global conferences dedicated to solar thermal energy, will be held on 25 and 26 May 2009 in Munich. It will be followed the next to days by Intersolar 2009, the world´s largest solar technology trade fair.
Discussion
See also
SOLAR GENERAL:
Directory:Solar - index of resources
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PowerPedia:Solar Energy - Encyclopedic review of history and future
Directory:Solar Energy Research and Development
SOLAR MODALITIES:
Directory:Concentrated Solar Power
Directory:Solar Infrared Harvesting
Directory:Home Generation:Solar PV
Directory:Photovoltaic Research and Development
Directory:Home Generation:Solar Heating
Directory:Solar:Photosynthesis Imitation
Directory:Floating Solar Chimney
Directory:Space Based Solar Power
SOLAR INFRASTRUCTURE
Directory:Silicon - more efficient uses, alternatives, methods
Directory:Synchronous Solar Heliostat
Directory:Solar:Installation and Consultation
SOLAR APPLICATIONS:
Directory:Walipini Underground Greenhouses
OS:Solar Ethanol - distiller design
Directory:Energy from Roadways
Directory:Solar Pavement - black-body absorption of the asphalt
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