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New and cheaper concentrated solar power

Breakthrough in concentrated solar power from partnership between 3M and Gossamer Space Frames THE FUEL OF TOMORROW REPORTED TODAY BY ANGIE BERGENSON– MAY 6, 2012    New solar collector could unlock great potential for solar energy

Solar thermal energy has taken a large step forward due to a new partnership between 3M’s Renewable Energy Division and Gossamer Space Frames, a developer of solar energy technologies. This week, the two companies revealed a new solar energy collection system that is designed specifically to reduce the cost of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. CSP is a type of solar energy system in which sunlight is concentrated and directed at solar panels. These systems create a large amount of heat, which can be converted into electricity, thus making them powerful energy generation systems…….   the companies believe that CSP systems may soon enter into a veritable “golden age,” bringing the rest of the solar energy industry with them.   http://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/breakthrough-in-concentrated-solar-power-from-partnership-between-3m-and-gossamer-space-frames/853465/

May 7, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, renewable