Solar thermal energy is a technology for harnessing solar energy for thermal energy (heat). Solar thermal collectors are defined by the USA Energy Information Administration as low-, medium-, or high-temperature collectors. Low temperature collectors are flat plates generally used to heat swimming pools. Medium-temperature collectors are also usually flat plates but are used for creating [...]
Sep 16 2010 | Posted in
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The condenser for the power plant block of the Andasol 3 Solar Thermal power project arrived at the building site near La Calahorra on Monday. Also the turbine for the Andasol 3 power plant has already reached the Mediterranean coast in the south of Spain. At the same time, the generator that was built in [...]
Ausra expands global market reach Mountain View, CA—September 30, 2009—Ausra, Inc. has been selected as the solar steam boiler supplier for the proposed 100-megawatt JOAN1 concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project currently under development in Ma’an, Jordan. The selection of Ausra is an important milestone in the development of JOAN1, which will also include a [...]
California based Ausra, Inc., a leading provider of large-scale solar steam systems for electricity generation and industrial processes, was recently awarded the “S” Stamp Certificate of Authorization from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for the manufacture of the company’s industrial solar steam power boilers. Ausra is the first and only solar steam power [...]
Jun 17 2009 | Posted in
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