DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82522) has announced the
addition of "Concentrated Solar Power Market Potential" to their
offering.
Solar power is used synonymously with solar energy or more
specifically to refer to the conversion of sunlight into electricity.
This can be done either through the photovoltaic effect or by heating
a transfer fluid to produce steam to run a generator.
Solar energy technologies harness the sun's energy for practical
ends. These technologies date from the time of the early Greeks,
Native Americans and Chinese, who warmed their buildings by orienting
them toward the sun. Modern solar technologies provide heating,
lighting, electricity and even flight.
Concentrated sunlight has been used to perform useful tasks from
the time of ancient China. A legend claims Archimedes used polished
shields to concentrate sunlight on the invading Roman fleet and repel
them from Syracuse in 212 BC. Leonardo Da Vinci conceived using
large-scale solar concentrators to weld copper in the 15th century. In
1866, Auguste Mouchout successfully powered a steam engine with
sunlight, the first known example of a concentrating solar-powered
mechanical device. Over the following 50 years, inventors such as John
Ericsson, and Frank Shuman developed solar-powered devices for
irrigation, refrigeration and locomotion. The progeny of these early
developments are the concentrating solar thermal power plants of
today.
Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) systems use lenses or mirrors
and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small
beam. This is then used to generate electricity. Moreover, the high
temperatures produced by CST systems can be used to provide process
heat and steam for a variety of secondary commercial applications
(cogeneration). However, CST technologies require direct insolation to
function and are of limited use in locations with significant cloud
cover. The main methods for producing a concentrated beam are the
solar trough, solar power tower and parabolic dish; the solar bowl is
more rarely used. Each concentration method is capable of producing
high temperatures and high efficiencies, but they vary in the way they
track the sun and focus light.
This report, Concentrated Solar Power, captures all the knowledge
you need to know on this topic into one comprehensive report. The
report looks at the basics of solar energy, the basics of Concentrated
Solar Power, the technologies used in this process, cost analysis of
all the technologies, major ongoing projects, and much more. The
report also analyzes the major players involved in the industry.
Companies Mentioned:
Atlantis Energy
Amonix
BP Solar
Entech Engineering, Inc.
Evergreen Solar
GE Power
GT Solar
Kyocera Solar
Photowatt
PowerLight Corporation
Sanyo
Siemens Solar
Spire Corporation
Sharp Solar Energy Systems
Shell Solar
CIS Thin-Film Technology
Rural Activities European Biofuels Market
Schott Solar
Solel Solar Systems
TerraSolar
Unisolar
For more information, visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82522
Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
press@researchandmarkets.com
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