Concentrating solar power with glasshouses

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10197766
APP PUB NO 20140347757A1
SERIAL NO

14267643

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A protective transparent enclosure (such as a glasshouse or a greenhouse) encloses a concentrated solar power system (e.g. a thermal and/or a photovoltaic system). The concentrated solar power system includes one or more solar concentrators and one or more solar receivers. Thermal power is provided to an industrial process, electrical power is provided to an electrical distribution grid, or both. In some embodiments, the solar concentrators are dish-shaped mirrors that are mechanically coupled to a joint that enables rotation at a fixed distance about respective solar collectors that are fixed in position with respect to the protective transparent enclosure. In some embodiments, the solar collectors are suspended from structure of the protective transparent enclosure and the solar concentrators are suspended from the solar collectors. In some embodiments, the greenhouse is a Dutch Venlo style greenhouse.

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GLASSPOINT INC405 HOWARD ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94538

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
MacGregor, Roderick Livermore, US 11 380
von, Behrens Peter Emery San Francisco, US 82 776

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