concentrated solar power, definition of

Concentrated solar power (also called Concentrating Solar power, Concentrated Solar Thermal, or just CSP) are systems that generate solar power by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight, or solar thermal energy, onto a small area. This often heats a medium (such as water) which is used to drive another process to convert the energy into electrical energy.

• New fractal concentrated solar power receivers absorb sunlight more efficiently
  Concentrated solar power facilities are often large, sprawling across desert landscapes or the futuristic California of Blade Runner 2049. But smaller plants could offer a clean energy option for villages - if researchers could boost receiver efficiency....
• Dubai to expand massive solar park to include world's tallest solar tower
  There are 2.3 million photovoltaic panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park near Dubai. And now the massive solar farm is about to get a 700 megawatt (MW) extension, which will include the addition of an 853-foot solar tower, the world's...
• Trump's DOE invests $62 million in concentrated solar power
  President Donald Trump doesn't usually mention solar power, unless it's talk of covering his beloved border wall in solar panels. But his Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a huge investment in concentrated solar power (CSP). Recently, the...
• Dubai to build the world's biggest concentrated solar power plant
  Once again, Dubai is seeking to lead the way in the clean energy sector. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recently announced their intention to build a massive concentrated solar power plant that would generate a staggering 1,000 megawatts...
• Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert
  When you think of the Sahara Desert, you probably don't connect it with water and vegetation. Yet Norwegian group Sahara Forest Project aims to bring just that to Tunisia through technology and solar power. They have the Tunisian government’s blessing...
• South Africans revolutionize small-scale concentrated solar that’s cheaper than diesel
  Concentrated solar power, or CSP, is a pretty extraordinary technology; it uses an array of mirrors to focus the sun's energy onto a central tower, where the heat is then turned into electricity...
• A new solar system is installed every 2.5 minutes in the U.S.
  2014 was a record-breaking year for the solar power industry around the world, and here in the U.S. we were installing new solar systems at a faster rate than ever before. New data from GTM Research shows a new solar system was powered on every 2.5 minutes
• Scientists smash solar cell efficiency record by converting 40.4% of sunlight to energy
  A team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency by successfully converting 40.4% of available sunlight into electricity. And what's even more remarkable is the fact that the record was...
• Giant tulip-shaped solar plant to bring reliable energy to Ethiopia
  Development in rural African communities is often limited by lack of access to reliable power - hospitals, schools and businesses all require a steady source of electricity in order to function...
• This tulip-shaped solar plant is bringing reliable energy to Ethiopia
  Development in rural African communities is often limited by lack of access to reliable power because hospitals, schools and businesses all require a steady source of electricity to be able to function...

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