New AI perfects heliostat aim to boost solar tower power

New AI perfects heliostat aim to boost solar tower power

In concentrated solar tower plants, hundreds of heliostats mirror reflected sunlight up to a central receiver. But aiming these mirrors presents a dilemma: point them all at the center, and risk damaging the receiver with intense heat, or risk losing valuable energy with a more “fuzzy” focus. IMAGE ©DLR

A new study from researchers at CIEMAT’s Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA) in Spain has unveiled a novel application of artificial intelligence to improve the…

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