solar stirling engine Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:54:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Stirling Engine Efficiency Records Broken by Ripasso Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-stirling-engine-ripasso/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-stirling-engine-ripasso/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:06:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31663 Solar Stirling engine efficiency has been topped this year by Ripasso Energy, a solar technology company based in Sweden. They have designed a Solar stirling dish module that set a new efficiency world record of 32%. The solar stirling engine dish modules convert sunlight in most climates, however they have proven to be most effective […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-stirling-engine-ripasso/feed/ 0 31663 Cool Energy’s Low-Temperature Stirling Engine Recovers Waste Heat as Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cool-energys-low-temperature-stirling-engine-recovers-waste-heat-as-electricity-20121125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cool-energys-low-temperature-stirling-engine-recovers-waste-heat-as-electricity-20121125/#respond Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:00:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28754 The SolarHeart®Engine is the new Stirling engine developed by Cool Energy that converts low-temperature (100oC to 300oC) heat energy to electrical power output ranging from 3 kW to 20 kW, making it suitable for solar thermal electric, biomass power, and waste heat recovery applications. As a participant at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit’s Defense […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cool-energys-low-temperature-stirling-engine-recovers-waste-heat-as-electricity-20121125/feed/ 0 28754 Frito-Lay Greens Up Arizona Factory With Various Sustainable Technologies https://www.greenoptimistic.com/frito-lay-arizona-factory-green-technology-20111005/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/frito-lay-arizona-factory-green-technology-20111005/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:42:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20654 Some companies use the term “green” to wash their polluting image – the best term used for their actions is “greenwashing.” Others simply implement technologies into their own production plants that not only recycle their own waste, but also stop CO2 emissions by producing energy. Such is the case with Frito-Lay. The company has big […]

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