A new trough collector equipped with enhanced energy to serve industries called ‘Parabolic Trough Collector’ has developed by Indian Institute of Madras is expected to pave the way for sustainable energy solutions in agriculture and industrial process heat sectors.
It has been designed in a way to help manufacturers in solar energy devices.
The Collector is a lightweight and low-cost system with high energy efficiency and can operate under the country’s varied climatic conditions.
Trough Collector will focus on sunlight on a small area where it is absorbed. It is then utilized for heating and subsequently into energy generation.
The system can help to develop solar energy devices with higher efficiency.
This is in line with the Centre’s National Solar Mission which has set a target of providing 20,000 MW solar power by 2022.
As solar energy remains a higher priority in the energy domain, the concentrated solar power technology will meet thermal and electrical energy demands due to its high dispatchability and reliability.