Solar tower

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Solar tower may refer to:

  • Solar tower (astronomy), a structure used to support equipment for studying the sun
  • Solar flower tower, a hybrid power generator
  • Solar power tower, a type of solar furnace using a tower to receive the focused sunlight
  • Solar updraft tower, a concept for a power plant that generates electricity from low temperature solar heat
  • Solar chimney, a vertical shaft using solar energy to enhance ventilation
  • Solar furnace, a structure that uses concentrated solar power to produce high temperatures, usually for industry
  • STACEE, Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment, to study Cherenkov radiation
  • Solar (room), a room in many English and French medieval manor houses