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8167041 Apparatus and method for energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly recovery of bitumen  
A system and method for energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly recovery of bitumen aims at recovering unconventional oil in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way that has the...
8151568 Stirling engine systems, apparatus and methods  
Systems, methods, and apparatus relating to the use of Stirling engine technology to convert heat, such as from solar radiation, to mechanical work or electricity. Apparatus, systems, components,...
8132409 Solar collection and conversion system and methods and apparatus for control thereof  
Systems and methods for collecting solar energy and converting it to heat, mechanical work, or electricity on a small scale and utilizing one or more system components originally adapted for use in...
8127545 Solar energy trap and turbine  
A solar energy turbine includes solar energy trap (1110) having a chamber with an inlet port (12), such that solar energy (13) entering the chamber through the inlet port is absorbed and reflected...
8112996 Systems and methods for collecting solar energy for conversion to electrical energy with multiple thermodynamic engines and piezoelectric generators  
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for collecting and converting solar energy into electrical energy by using solar collectors with multiple closed-cycle thermodynamic engines...
8087246 Solar thermal electric power generation system, heating medium supply system, and temperature fluctuation suppressing device  
A temperature fluctuation suppressing device for a heating medium is provided which is capable of sufficiently suppressing temperature fluctuations of the heating medium at the time of supplying...
8087245 Solar concentrator plant  
Which, using a heat transfer fluid in any thermodynamic cycle or system for using process heat, comprises: two-dimensional solar concentrator means for heating the heat transfer fluid from a...
8042337 Method and apparatus for solar tracking and energy collection  
This invention relates to the sun location tracking method and apparatus of solar heat or photovoltaic collectors which are composed of a solar heat comparison collector for tracing the sun, a...
8033110 Solar power generation with multiple energy conversion modes  
A multi-mode solar power generation system can include a first energy conversion system that generates electricity from a working fluid heated by a portion of solar radiation focused by a plurality...
8001960 Method and control system for operating a solar power tower system  
A solar energy collection system includes a primary solar receiver and a secondary solar receiver. The secondary solar receiver generates steam using energy from solar radiation incident thereon....
7982343 Magnetohydrodynamic engergy conversion device using solar radiation as an energy source  
A magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion device has a tungsten housing containing a working fluid and a conduit leading from and reentering the housing under pressure developed by heating the fluid...
7954321 Solar power plant and method and/or system of storing energy in a concentrated solar power plant  
A method for storing heat from a solar collector CSTC in Concentrating Solar Power plants and delivering the heat to the power plant PP when needed. The method uses a compressed gas such as carbon...
7886537 Power generation system and associated methods  
A power generation system comprises a turbine and a fluid warming device in communication with the turbine. The fluid warming device may comprise a housing, an inlet pipe carried by the housing, an...
7854119 Hydroelectric device  
The present invention provides a hydroelectric device having a closed conduit portion extending along an elevational drop, with a turbine positioned at a lower elevation and in fluid communication...
7845172 Hybrid generation with alternative fuel sources  
A generating facility is provided for generating electricity from both solar and non-solar energy sources. The solar generating portion of the facility includes capability to directly generate...
7845345 Solar-powered system and method for providing utilities  
A solar-powered system and method for producing a utility, such as electricity, hot water, and/or potable water is disclosed. The system may be configured to produce the utilities alone or in...
7836695 Solar energy system  
A solar energy system includes a plurality of concentrating dishes and a plurality of heated air collectors. Each collector receives directed rays of sunlight from one of the concentrating dishes....
7797939 Concentrating solar energy receiver  
A concentrating solar receiver that maximizes the amount of solar energy available for conversion to electricity that utilizes a primary reflector, a secondary reflector and a fresnel lens to both...
7780852 Method for converting kinetic energy of gases or liquids to useful energy, force and work  
A system for producing energy includes a solvent chamber, a pressure chamber and a semi-permeable barrier separating the solvent chamber from the pressure chamber. The solvent chamber holds a...
7757490 Power generation from solar and waste heat  
The invention relates to the generation of electricity and the ventilation of urban areas with the use of waste heat from air-conditioning systems, waste organic matter, fuel cells and wind. A...
7748219 method and apparatus to convert low temperature thermal energy to electricity  
Methods and systems are disclosed to convert low temperature thermal energy to electricity. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes an electrical generating unit to receive heat energy to...
7726127 Solar power for thermochemical production of hydrogen  
A solar-powered hydrogen production system includes a thermochemical system and solar heating system. The thermochemical system produces hydrogen. The solar heating system has a molten salt heat...
7718887 Apparatus and method for harnessing heat energy  
Apparatus and method for harnessing heat energy uses at least one thermally conductive material in communication with a heat collecting material in order to conduct heat from a first region of the...
7685820 Supercritical CO2 turbine for use in solar power plants  
A solar-powered supercritical carbon dioxide turbine system includes a supercritical carbon dioxide turbine system and a solar heating system. The solar heating system has a molten salt heat...
7677042 Water vaporization apparatus  
A water vaporization apparatus is provided which uses the heat from the sun to vaporize water from a water collection means. The water collection means has a water container member which may be...
7654073 Power generating systems and methods  
A power-generating system is provided for operating adiabatically and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. The system may include gas reactors and/or combustors...
7628017 Production of hydrogen using low-energy solar energy  
The invention relates to a device for production of hydrogen, using low-energy solar energy, by means of solar traps (1) to give hot water (3) during the day and thermal radiators (2) to give cold...
7552589 Structure and methods using multi-systems for electricity generation and water desalination  
A pyramid-like structure consisting of a base and 3 or more side frames, each side frame forming an angle to the base. The pyramid-like structure having an enclosed space within and including a way...
7550054 Method of manufacturing mirrors for a dish reflector  
A method of manufacturing a mirror for a dish reflector of a system for generating electrical power from solar radiation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) shaping a blank of a...
7536861 Solar heat engine system  
The invention includes a solar collector subsystem and a heat engine. The solar collector system uses heliostat mirrors, a parabolic mirror, and a convex concentrator lens or compound parabolic...
7475543 System and method for conveying thermal energy  
A system and method for conveying thermal energy using thermally conductive solid objects within a closed circuit.
7444816 Solar power station  
A solar power station includes a solar panel assembly, having a substantially planar solar panel, and first, second and third towers. Each of the towers includes multiple vertically stacked floors...
7437875 Thermally driven cooling systems  
Designs of cooling systems that operate entirely on solar energy are disclosed. Such cooling systems may be used in refrigeration and air conditioning. According to one aspect of the designs, a...
7340898 Solar-thermal powered generator  
A solar-thermal powered generator has an absorber assembly which includes a gas permeable body of light absorbing material operative to absorb incident light and convert the absorbed light into...
7331178 Hybrid generation with alternative fuel sources  
A generating facility is provided for generating electricity from both solar and non-solar energy sources. The solar generating portion of the facility includes capability to directly generate...
7299633 Solar dish concentrator with a molten salt receiver incorporating thermal energy storage  
A solar power system capable of storing heat energy and converting sun light to electrical power. The solar power system includes a solar collection system which gathers and transmits concentrated...
7296410 Solar power system and method for power generation  
A solar-powered power generation system and an associated method are provided. The system includes at least one trough solar absorption device for heating a heat transfer fluid to a first...
7287380 Heat system utilizing solar energy  
A heat system utilizing solar energy is disclosed herein, which includes at least one solar panel, an energy control unit, a temperature control device, at least one heat-radiating element, and at...
7281381 Mechanical-thermal solar power system  
A mechanical thermo-voltaic solar power system (MeTSoPoS) that uses a mechanical generator, instead of the photovoltaic panel commonly in use today, is disclosed. The system is comprised of three...
7246492 Progressive solar based power generating system  
An apparatus for converting solar energy to electrical energy and continue to generate electricity even when the solar radiation is not available by directing solar radiation to heating plates,...
7234303 Polymer roof panel solar energy conversion device  
A solar energy conversion device comprises a solar collector configured to collect solar energy. The solar collector comprises a plurality of roof panels. Each of the panels comprises at least one...
7185493 Solar energy power plant and method of producing electricity  
A power plant that uses a lens to focus solar energy onto a closed system loop is disclosed wherein a closed loop system is provided having a chamber that converts a liquid into a gas by absorbing...
7171812 Electric generation facility and method employing solar technology  
An electric generation station employs a solar array to heat a thermal transfer fluid that is supplied to a heat exchanger to produce steam. The heated steam drives a steam engine that operates...
7089740 Method of generating power from naturally occurring heat without fuels and motors using the same  
A method of generating power is disclosed wherein a liquid having a boiling point near the ambient temperature when it is under atmospheric or moderately higher pressures, preferably propane,...
7028477 Method for generating electric power and electric battery  
A plurality of metallic members are laminated via corresponding insulating members to form a metallic layered structure. Then, an energy beam is irradiated onto the metallic layered structure to...
7024857 Solar receiver with a plurality of working fluid inlets  
A solar receiver (2) comprises a housing (4) defining a receiver chamber (12) and an aperture (14); a window (16) mounted in the aperture (14); at least two inlet means (17) axially spaced from the...
7003955 Enhanced pumped storage power system  
An enhanced pumped storage power system. More particularly, the invention is a regenerative power system that utilizes the gravitational forces of downward movement of large quantities of water to...
6996988 AutoSolar Thermal Electric Conversion (ASTEC) solar power system  
A thermal collection system has a first tank for storing relatively hot working fluid and a second tank for storing relatively cold working fluid. A heat exchanger is connected for receiving the...
6981377 System and method for generation of electricity and power from waste heat and solar sources  
Recovery of electric power from low-grade waste heat/solar energy, comprising a closed-cycle charged refrigerant loop. Pressurized refrigerant fluid is pumped at ambient temperature through a heat...
6979911 Method and apparatus for solar power conversion  
A solar power conversion system using a plurality of engines to convert solar energy to electrical energy. The plurality of engines are supported adjacent to a housing having a single thermal...
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