Solar Concentrators: Theory and Practice

An MIT IAP class.

Instructor: Spencer Ahrens
Date: Mon Jan 14, Fri Jan 18, Mon Jan 21, Fri Jan 25, 11am-03:00pm,

Room: 2-105 (Fri Jan 25 will meet in 2-136)

Purpose: This course will include an overview of renewable energy technology and energy policy with an emphasis on several modern solar concentration technologies. The focus of the course will be to build and install a working 8'x8' concentrating solar energy collector on the MIT campus.

Web: http://stuff.mit.edu/iap/#solar
Contact: Spencer Ahrens, sipb-iap-solar@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Information Processing Board

This project is made possible through generous grants from the MIT Campus Energy Initiative and the Chesonis Family Foundation.