Solar is a viable international trade industry for Australia, says Australia's science agency CSIRO with the announcement that Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), which received funding from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment to "develop and verify technologies for enhancing measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions", will establish a field of 150 heliostats in Yokohama to run research projects.
The CSIRO-designed heliostats are constructed by a South Australian manufacturing company actively coping with the downturn in the automotive industry.
Heliostat was created with the support of four South Australian companies: Precision Components, The University of South Australia; May Brothers and Enersalt.
It is the second international deployment of CSIRO's solar thermal technology, following on from a similar project in Cyprus.
CSIRO's Energy and Resources Executive Director Dr Alex Wonhas said the two projects were a strong vote of confidence for the science agency's solar capabilities.
"These projects are the fruits of more than a decade of solar thermal research emanating from our energy centre in Newcastle and demonstrate the growing worldwide appetite for concentrated solar power," Dr Wonhas said.
"To have CSIRO's heliostats selected by MHPS, a global leader in energy, proves that our technology is up there with the best in the world. Our successful collaboration with Heliostat SA also shows the benefits of science working closely with industry to create value for the Australian economy."
Solar thermal tower technology uses a field of mirrors whose angle is under computer control (heliostats), each of which rotates accurately to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver on top of a tower.
In this application the concentrated sunlight is used to create a superheated steam, which can then be used to drive a turbine for generating electricity.
Energy can be stored cheaply as heat in solar thermal systems, giving this technology great potential for medium to large scale power, even when the sun is not shining.
The CSIRO heliostat is smaller than conventional heliostats, and uses an advanced control system to get high performance from a relatively inexpensive design.
The CSIRO-designed heliostats are constructed by a South Australian manufacturing company actively coping with the downturn in the automotive industry.
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| Source: CSIRO. The Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, Dr Alex Wonhas, CSIRO Executive Director Energy and Resources and Darrin Spinks, Executive Director, Heliostat, inspected the Heliostat SA plant in Adelaide at the time of the announcement. |
Heliostat was created with the support of four South Australian companies: Precision Components, The University of South Australia; May Brothers and Enersalt.
It is the second international deployment of CSIRO's solar thermal technology, following on from a similar project in Cyprus.
CSIRO's Energy and Resources Executive Director Dr Alex Wonhas said the two projects were a strong vote of confidence for the science agency's solar capabilities.
"These projects are the fruits of more than a decade of solar thermal research emanating from our energy centre in Newcastle and demonstrate the growing worldwide appetite for concentrated solar power," Dr Wonhas said.
"To have CSIRO's heliostats selected by MHPS, a global leader in energy, proves that our technology is up there with the best in the world. Our successful collaboration with Heliostat SA also shows the benefits of science working closely with industry to create value for the Australian economy."
Solar thermal tower technology uses a field of mirrors whose angle is under computer control (heliostats), each of which rotates accurately to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver on top of a tower.
In this application the concentrated sunlight is used to create a superheated steam, which can then be used to drive a turbine for generating electricity.
Energy can be stored cheaply as heat in solar thermal systems, giving this technology great potential for medium to large scale power, even when the sun is not shining.
The CSIRO heliostat is smaller than conventional heliostats, and uses an advanced control system to get high performance from a relatively inexpensive design.
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