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Fossil energy seemed to have an iron grip on cement, steel, and other industries just a few years ago. Well, that was then. New systems for harvesting and transferring solar energy are emerging, with the aim of producing the high heat needed for industrial processes. In the latest development, a Swiss research team is fine-tuning a solar thermal “trap” to achieve temperatures of 1,000°C and more. That should be high enough to do the trick.
Laying A Solar Thermal Trap For Fossil Fuels
The new solar thermal research comes from ETH Zurich, short for the well-known Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, where researchers have been exploring ways to improve concentrating solar power systems.
Unlike solar cells, which generate electricity directly, concentrating solar systems convert…
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