solar thermal concrete Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:38:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 DOE Studying How Concrete Could Absorb Solar Power Better https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-thermal-concrete-absorb-20081209/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-thermal-concrete-absorb-20081209/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:38:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1325 Some University of Arkansas researchers want to give solar power a new meaning. They want to store the Sun's heat in concrete, and then pass that heat on to generate electricity. Since the US hasn't had many projects involving storing of thermal energy in concrete, it is a good time to start.

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