Solar tower The solar thermal energy heating and cooling systems, discussed in a previous post, operate at low temperatures. Therefore, they are only suitable to power and provide cooling at a low scale. The high-temperature mechanism to collect solar energy for power generation can utilize solar sterling dishes (a type
Solar thermal Energy Collection The two major solar energy extraction mechanisms are the photovoltaic effect (which converts solar energy to electrical energy through solar cells, discussed previously in the Renewable Energy section) and solar thermal energy collection. The energy extraction through the solar thermal collector utilizes the heat energy in