Sentences with phrase «by solar thermal system»

From an old building turned we into a strawbale greenhouse heated by solar thermal system and biodiesel (we make with a neighbor) to various renewable energy systems, we are pleased — happy — that what we invest in does, in fact, make the world just a little better.

Electric power can be supplied by solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays and by solar thermal systems in which the Sun heats a fluid that generates steam to drive a steam turbine.

Not exact matches

The heart of the system is a south - facing sun space within the envelope that is dominated by windows and which therefore soaks up lots of solar energy, filling the house's wood walls with thermal energy that in turn radiates into the primary living space.

The SunCatcher solar thermal system, developed by Tessera Solar and built by Stirling Energy Systems at the Sandia National Laboratories» National Solar Thermal Test Facility, captures solar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this technosolar thermal system, developed by Tessera Solar and built by Stirling Energy Systems at the Sandia National Laboratories» National Solar Thermal Test Facility, captures solar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this techthermal system, developed by Tessera Solar and built by Stirling Energy Systems at the Sandia National Laboratories» National Solar Thermal Test Facility, captures solar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this technoSolar and built by Stirling Energy Systems at the Sandia National Laboratories» National Solar Thermal Test Facility, captures solar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this technoSolar Thermal Test Facility, captures solar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this techThermal Test Facility, captures solar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this technosolar energy at 31.25 percent efficiency, the highest ever achieved by this technology.

Thermal storage systems, such as molten salt heat exchangers, mitigate those problems by making solar power available anytime.

The low end of this temperature range can be supported by existing molten nitrate salt power tower systems while the high end temperatures will require advanced molten - salt or particle - based concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems currently under development.

«Any noise in the system — pressure created by solar radiation, thermal, magnetic and gravitational effects — could perturb the gravitational wave,» ESA project scientist Paul McNamara explained via a Skype call last week.

Electricity is locally produced by a photovoltaic power station that covers about the 60 % of the annual consumption; heating and AC systems use a heat pump powered by photovoltaic panel, thermal solar panel produce up to 100 % of the hot water used in bathrooms; during winter a pellet (compressed wood) high efficiency heating system can guarantee a comfortable warm temperature in all the houses.

Some of you may know that I was a working engineer back in the 80's on thermal solar systems, sponsored by HUD grants in the South West.

You have a small electric vehicle (powered by solar - thermal) instead of an S.U.V., but it drives itself most of the time, and has a great built - in entertainment system.

A schematic of the solar system, where the energy received by the earth is the sunlight intercepted by its cross-section, and where the heat loss on average is due to thermal emission from the whole surface area of the planet.

Solar Thermal Water Heating Systems use the sun's energy to heat water for use by homes, commercial buildings and swimming pools.

BY AVI SHULTZ Dr. Avi Shultz is the acting program manager for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) team, which supports research, development, and demonstration of solar thermal components and systems that can enable wide - spread deployment of low - cost CSP with thermal energy stoSolar Power (CSP) team, which supports research, development, and demonstration of solar thermal components and systems that can enable wide - spread deployment of low - cost CSP with thermal energy stosolar thermal components and systems that can enable wide - spread deployment of low - cost CSP with thermal energy storage.

Conventional water heaters can also be replaced by solar thermal water heater systems that use energy from the sun to heat water, which is then stored until needed.

In the last decade, new needs have been evidenced simultaneously with the creation of an incipient industry around solar thermal power plants and new applications of solar thermal systems to other industries, as cited by our previous mini symposium.

This funding is a reminder that solar thermal systems play a huge role in the renewables space and are unfortunately overshadowed by interest in more costly solar PV technologies.

Because the climate system derives virtually all its energy from the Sun, zero balance implies that, globally, the amount of incoming solar radiation on average must be equal to the sum of the outgoing reflected solar radiation and the outgoing thermal infrared radiation emitted by the climate system.

This problem can be avoided by using either an alternative gas water heater or a solar system design that allows solar heated water to heat the backup water heater, even when no one is using hot water (a special type of natural «thermal - siphon» pipe loop is sometimes used to accomplish this).

EcoDEEP Haus will be mega energy efficient by utilizing good thermal envelope strategies, passive solar techniques, active solar energy systems (hot water and PV), and possibly a small wind turbine.

When I was with the utility in the 1980's, we got our power from an integrated system of hydro, wind, supercritical gas boilers, photovoltaic, solar thermal, geothermal, pumped storage, fuel cells, nuclear units, landfill gas, anaerobic digestion, and even the emergency generators of the customers dispatched directly by the utility.

Concentrating solar power or solar thermal power system: A solar energy conversion system characterized by the optical concentration of solar rays through an arrangement of mirrors to generate a high temperature working fluid.

Another troubling area for me was when we designed a hydronic heating system using the Life Breath Clean Air Furnace that made its hot water with a combination of solar thermal backed up by an on - demand water heater, the calculation for energy consumption was based soley on the AFUE of the back - up water - heater.

Thus, the 240 Watts / m ^ 2 of visible and near - visible Solar energy that reaches and is absorbed by the Earth System, has the effect of warming the Earth System exactly as much as an equal number of Watts / m ^ 2 of «thermal» mid - and far - IR radiation.

Both PV and solar - thermal systems like BrightSource's currently produce electricity at a cost of about 17.5 cents a kilowatt hour in ideal environments, without incentives, New Energy Finance estimates, and the cost of solar PV power may decline by about half in the next decade.

Ivanpah's developers also addressed concerns about the typically high consumption by solar thermal plants by deploying an air - cooling system that they say reduces water use 90 percent compared to conventional technology.

Thermal storage, solar power, energy - efficient lighting, better air - conditioning systems and computerized monitoring systems are just a few of the energy - and cost - saving measures being employed by an increasing number of mall owners and operators...