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• Solar tower (disambiguation) — Solar tower may refer to: *solar power plant technology using mirrors, see Solar power tower *ventilation using solar energy, see Solar chimney *electricity power generation by solar heated air in a chimney style tower, see Solar updraft tower *a …   Wikipedia

• Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …   Wikipedia

• Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… …   Wikipedia

• Solar Tres Power Tower — Solar Tres is a planned 15 MW power plant based on solar thermal energy. It is located west of the city of Écija, in Andalusia, Spain. [ [http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/pdfs/2007/martin solar tres.pdf NREL CSP Technology Workshop: Solar Tres] …   Wikipedia

• Solar power in the United States — is the largest available energy source for the United States, although in 2006 it accounted for less than 0.1% of electricity generation. Renewable resources (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, and waste) provided nearly 12 percent… …   Wikipedia

• Themis (solar power plant) — The Themis solar power tower was opened by EDF in May 1983 in Targassonne, France (French Cerdagne), not far from the Odeillo solar furnace.It had a power output of 2 MW. Construction started in 1979 at a cost of 300 millions French francs (about …   Wikipedia

• Solar updraft tower — This article is about a type of power plant. For other uses, see Solar tower (disambiguation). Schematic presentation of a Solar updraft tower The solar updraft tower is a renewable energy power plant. It combines the chimney effect, the… …   Wikipedia

• Solar power in Spain — Spain is one of the most attractive countries for the development of solar energy, as it has more available sunshine than any other European country. The Spanish government is committed to achieving a target of 12 percent of primary energy from… …   Wikipedia

• Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert — There are several solar power plants in the Mojave Desert which supply power to the electricity grid. Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) is the name given to nine solar power plants in the Mojave Desert which were built in the 1980s. These… …   Wikipedia

• Solar power tower — The solar power tower (also known as Central Tower power plants or Heliostat power plants or power towers) is a type of solar furnace using a tower to receive the focused sunlight. It uses an array of flat, movable mirrors (called heliostats) to… …   Wikipedia

• Solar thermal collector — A solar thermal collector is a solar collector specifically intended to collect heat: that is, to absorb sunlight to provide heat. Although the term may be applied to simple solar hot water panels, it is usually used to denote more complex… …   Wikipedia