Sentences with phrase «solar thermal systems such»

Solar thermal systems such as the new 64 - MW Nevada Solar One installation should have smoother output power than PV systems because the thermal inertia of the oil used as a working fluid is expected to continue producing electricity despite the fluctuating thermal input.

Utility - scale solar makes up more than two - thirds of California's solar capacity, with utility - scale solar PV making up 55 % and solar thermal systems such as concentrating solar making up another 13 %.

Not exact matches

«The goal for our study was to provide a heat transfer and thermodynamic perspective on a system that combines concentrated solar power (CSP) with thermal storage and TPV to show that such a system is worthy of renewed attention,» said Asegun Henry, an assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech.

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

But since the matter that comprises large bodies such as the planets and the Moon has changed over time due to thermal processes, these bodies can not provide us with a pristine record of the solar system.

For fundamental transformation in the energy system, Australia will need some breakthroughs in technologies such as solar thermal, geothermal, and perhaps biosequestration or [carbon capture and storage].

Concentrated solar thermal power plants, such as this one in the California Mojave Desert, could soon form a part of the smart grid thanks to a system developed at OSU

Concentrated solar thermal power plants, such as this one in the California Mojave Desert, could soon form a part of the smart grid thanks to a system developed at OSU (Credit: < a href ="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=261806396&src=id"> Shutterstock )

More than three decades ago, Craig was designing and building energy efficient homes that included features such as: low heat loss glazing packages, improved building envelope insulation packages, coupled thermal mass systems, and solar heating systems.

The HFSS provides an external source of intense thermal radiation, mostly in the visible and IR spectra that closely approximates the heat transfer characteristics of highly concentrating solar systems, such as solar towers and dishes.

The easiest way to retrofit an active solar thermal space heating system in such a house would probably be to install a hydronic coil in your air handler.