Sandia Labs harnessing the sun's energy with tiny particles

Monday, September 16, 2013 - 11:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, along with partner institutions Georgia Tech, Bucknell University, King Saud University and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are using a falling particle receiver to more efficiently convert the sun's energy to electricity in large-scale, concentrating solar power plants.

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