concentrated solar Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Mitsubishi-Hitachi’s New CSP Plant Promises Big Efficiency Gains https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitsubishi-hitachi-csp-efficiency/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitsubishi-hitachi-csp-efficiency/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:50:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60367 A hybrid system, designed by Mitsubishi Hitachi, combines concentrated solar power and cheap low-temperature evaporator. It promises to bring down cost and boost efficiency. Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems are known to be the most efficient solar power generating means. This is because CSP systems comprise of numerous rotating mirrors that track the sun. This […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitsubishi-hitachi-csp-efficiency/feed/ 0 60367 Miraah Project, The World’s Biggest Solar Plant Built for the Oil Industry https://www.greenoptimistic.com/miraah-project-solar-plant-oil-industry-20160524/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/miraah-project-solar-plant-oil-industry-20160524/#respond Wed, 25 May 2016 04:41:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59952 Miraah Project, one of the largest solar power plants currently under construction, will be used to power oil extraction. Solar power is being promoted all around us as being cheap and super efficient. Newsfeeds are full of stories that tell us how the price of solar has never been closer to that of fossil fuels. […]

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