efficient solar concentrator Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:42:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Anyone can Build this DIY Cheap Solar Energy Concentrator https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-solar-energy-concentrator-sol1/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-solar-energy-concentrator-sol1/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:42:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56962 If you’re looking for a cost-effective way to get some DIY solar energy right now, we may have just the solution for you. Go.Sol, a company dedicated to spreading cheap, sustainable solar energy throughout the world, has released a design for a solar concentrator that can be built for just $79-$145. Called the Sol1, it […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-solar-energy-concentrator-sol1/feed/ 0 56962 Sunflower Shaped Concentrator to Banish Fossil Fuel Zombies https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunflower-shaped-concentrator-banish-fossil-fuel-zombies-20141109/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunflower-shaped-concentrator-banish-fossil-fuel-zombies-20141109/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:23:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=50106 Like a giant 10 meter (32.8 foot) sunflower, a new kind of solar concentrator developed by IBM Research together with Swiss-based solar supplier, Airlight Energy, promises to make the most of the sun.  The High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system concentrates the power of the sun 2,000 times and aims it all at a solar […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunflower-shaped-concentrator-banish-fossil-fuel-zombies-20141109/feed/ 1 50106 13kW Solar Concentrators for Heating Water at Home Produced by Canadian Firm https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-beam-solar-concentrator-20110218/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-beam-solar-concentrator-20110218/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:14:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17196 Do you remember Eric Jacqmain, who built his "Death Ray," a solar concentrator that was able to melt everything that stood in its path? Well, Solar Beam, a Canadian company now produces solar concentrators, based on the same principle Eric used, but aimed at heating your home and providing hot water... for free.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-beam-solar-concentrator-20110218/feed/ 0 17196 SkyTrough Solar Concentrator Certified by NREL as Most Efficient In Its Class https://www.greenoptimistic.com/skytrough-solar-concentrator-20100902/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/skytrough-solar-concentrator-20100902/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:32:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=9907 SkyFuel, a U.S.-based company, has just published a press release, stating that the The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has certified their SkyTrough solar concentrator technology to have the highest efficiency in its class.

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