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CSP should not be confused with [[photovoltaics]], where [[solar power]] is directly converted to [[electricity]] without the use of [[steam turbine]]s. The concentration of sunlight onto photovoltaic surfaces, similar to CSP, is known as [[concentrated photovoltaics]] (CPV).<ref>[[wikipedia:Concentrating solar power]]</ref> | CSP should not be confused with [[photovoltaics]], where [[solar power]] is directly converted to [[electricity]] without the use of [[steam turbine]]s. The concentration of sunlight onto photovoltaic surfaces, similar to CSP, is known as [[concentrated photovoltaics]] (CPV).<ref>[[wikipedia:Concentrating solar power]]</ref> | ||
==OSE pages== | |||
[[Heliostat]], [[Open Heliostat Array Project]], [[Solar Thermochemistry]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Solar Power]] | [[Category:Solar Power]] | ||
[[Category:Solar Turbine]] | [[Category:Solar Turbine]] | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 6 February 2011
Concentrated solar power (CSP) are systems that use lenses or mirrors to concentrate a large area of sunlight, or wikipedia:solar thermal energy, onto a small area. Electrical power is produced when the concentrated light is converted to heat which drives a heat engine (usually a steam turbine) connected to an electrical power generator.
CSP should not be confused with photovoltaics, where solar power is directly converted to electricity without the use of steam turbines. The concentration of sunlight onto photovoltaic surfaces, similar to CSP, is known as concentrated photovoltaics (CPV).[1]
OSE pages
Heliostat, Open Heliostat Array Project, Solar Thermochemistry