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Tessera Solar & Sterling Energy Systems Celebrate Solar Thermal Plant Opening

Only four months after breaking ground, Tessera Solar and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) showcased the highly anticipated Maricopa Solar power plant at a special event for key partners, stakeholders and media. Maricopa Solar is the first commercial project for the SunCatcherTM concentrating solar power (CSP) technology designed and manufactured by SES. Joining in the celebration were [...]

New SunCatcher power system unveiled at National Solar Thermal Test Facility

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar recently unveiled four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). Called SunCatchers™, the new dishes have a refined design that will be used in commercial-scale deployments of the units beginning this year.

“The four new dishes are [...]

Solar Energy Projects being Fast Tracked to Meet Federal Funding Deadline

With the December 2010 deadline for obtaining incentive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act only a year off, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey today reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to helping the nation reach its “green energy future” by guaranteeing full environmental analysis and public review for the 31 renewable energy [...]

Stirling Energy Systems Looks to Linamar Corporation for High Volume Manufacturing Expertise

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Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Linamar Corporation, SES’s Strategic Supply Partner for production and assembly of the power conversion unit (PCU) component of the SunCatcher concentrating solar power (CSP) system, have reached a major milestone in their partnership for the development and commercialization of the PCU. Linamar will ship the first PCU this week [...]

Tower Automotive to Supply Stirling Energy Systems SunCatcher Mirror Facets

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Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Michigan‐based Tower Automotive have signed a long‐term supply agreement for production and assembly of the mirror facet component of the SunCatcher concentrating solar power (CSP) system for North American applications.

Tower Automotive’s proven experience in designing and manufacturing structural and exterior auto stampings matched well with the new optimized SunCatcher [...]