Dish stirling technology has barely been commercialized within CSP, but its promise is that, with its highly concentrated focus, it can cost-effectively reach the extremely high temperatures needed in solar fuels production; above 800°C. But the solar receiver in a dish must be set in front of its surrounding reflectors, and so it moves in tandem with them as they track the sun, creating challenges.
In the beam down concentrator innovation, by turning the concentrator upside down, there’s perhaps a solution to the moving receiver problem
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Innovation sector01-06-2019
Source: HelioCSP
Renewable Energy
Core sciences & engineering
Corporate researcher
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Solar energy
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