Thursday 18 April 2013

Hybrid solar system boosts natural gas powerplant efficiency by 20 percent



Solar power holds the promise of clean, limitless energy, but it currently suffers from high costs and an inherent disadvantage of not working when the sun isn't shining. The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is taking a best-of-both-worlds approach by developing a hybrid solar/gas system that increases the efficiency and reduces the carbon footprint of natural gas power plants. .. Continue Reading Hybrid solar system boosts natural gas powerplant efficiency by 20 percent

Section: Science

Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, PNNL, Solar Powered, Sunlight

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