SOLAR THERMAL GOES BIG (AND SMALL).

SOLAR panels; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; TESSERA Solar (Company); MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology; ENGINEERING students; STUDENTS

The article evaluates two solar thermal technologies that focus sunlight to create heat rather than convert it directly to electricity through photovoltaic applications. One system developed by Tessera Solar uses dishes to capture solar energy at the highest efficiency ever recorded. Engineering students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a system that will provide solar thermal to Africa via an off-grid network.