Solar panels have gotten so cheap that the plant, born of an old attempt at harnessing the power of the sun, appears to be obsolete.

A study on a 330 MWe solar-aided power generation plant found that incorporating ... matched energy grades and utilized both high and low-temperature solar energy to optimize steam heating processes.

Wind and solar power ... its abundance of low-priced natural gas, and China, with its modern fleet of coal-fired plants, follow at a slower pace. But even so, China sees its power sector emissions ...

a solar thermal plant will produce and inject directly into the network heat at the required temperatures, from 69 C to 93 C, in the winter time, in sub-zero climate and with low solar irradiance.” ...

A research team led by German research center Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH has proposed to use direct wire bonding (DWB) as a low-temperature ... proposed solar cells achieved a power conversion ...