Tarmac As Solar Collector

As previously mentioned, the asphalt is a better solar energy collector than solar panels.
This quality is what has been investigating a group of scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). They believe that the roads could be used like batteries or solar panels for home and produce solar energy. The advantage is that one space would [...]

A Potpourri Of Art And Science In The Solar Collector

See it as a solar jar based steroid controlled by a computer, a mix of art and computer science. The solar collector is a sculpture created by artists Matt Gorbet, Rob Gorbet, and Susan LK Gorbet commissioned for the Region of Waterloo, which is home to Research in Motion, maker of BlackBerry, and the University [...]

The Most Efficient Solar Energy Collectors

The two mega solar companies Stirling Energy Systems and Tessera Solar has submitted a new generation of its famous Suncatcher system, four models with a design much more efficient dish-shaped solar collectors. They will be available for use in commercial solar plants in early 2010.
The Suncatcher system uses precision mirrors attached to a dish that [...]