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A solar energy concentrator/collector assembly employing an altitude-azimuth dual axis scanning mounting assembly including a base with a circular track for mounting the assembly for rotation about a vertical axis. The assembly includes a turret defining second pivotable axis normal to the vertical

A solar energy concentrator/collector assembly employing an altitude-azimuth dual axis scanning mounting assembly including a base with a circular track for mounting the assembly for rotation about a vertical axis. The assembly includes a turret defining second pivotable axis normal to the vertical axis and intersecting the same. A boom, a concentrator and a collector act as a single rotational assembly during solar collection and fold together during non-operating periods to minimize the profile and wind loading. In one preferred embodiment the solar energy collector is fixed and located at the intersection of the two axes and a boom carries a secondary mirror reflecting solar energy from said primary mirror to the solar energy collector which may be a Stirling cycle engine or other heat engine. In an alternate embodiment the solar energy collector is located on the boom at the focus region of the solar concentrator.

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A solar energy concentrator and collector assembly comprising, a base having a vertical axis; a turret mounted on said base for rotation about said vertical axis; a concentrator/collector assembly amounted on said turret for rotation about a second axis intersecting said second axis; the primary con

A solar energy concentrator and collector assembly comprising, a base having a vertical axis; a turret mounted on said base for rotation about said vertical axis; a concentrator/collector assembly amounted on said turret for rotation about a second axis intersecting said second axis; the primary concentrator of said concentrator/collector assembly constituting a concentrating mirror formed in substantially a hemi-parabolic section configuration; the collector of said concentrator collector assembly including an elongated boom extending normal to said second axis and a solar energy collector positioned or said boom substantially at the focus region of said concentrator; said concentrator extending substantially entirely above the plane defined by said boom and said second axis; and means for receiving energy from said concentrator/collector located within said turret in the region of the intersection of said axes.