The key factor when it comes to solar power plant efficiency – be they of the photovoltaic or concentrated solar power variety – is the amount of light that can be captured by the light-absorbing material and converted into electricity or heat. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new nanoparticle-based material that promises to improve the efficiency of CSP plants with its ability to absorb and convert over 90 percent of the sunlight it captures into heat. .. Continue Reading Nanoparticle-based material turns up the heat on concentrated solar power
Section: Environment
Tags: Concentrated Solar Power, Electricity, Solar Power, UCSD, University of California, US Department of Energy
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