World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Project in Spain

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Written by Ariel Schwartz


Earlier today, concentrated solar company SolFocus announced that it has signed a deal to install over 10 MW of its systems in Spain for EMPE Solar. Upon its completion in 2010, the $103 million, multi-site project will be the largest concentrated solar deployment in the world. SolFocus estimates that the project will be able to meet the domestic energy requirements of 40,000 homes.

SolFocus modules use mirrors and reflective optics to concentrate the sun’s rays 500 times onto a solar cell. As a result, the systems use 1/1000 the amount of photovoltaic material typically used in PV modules.

Today’s announcement comes on the heels of a completed 3 MW SolFocus installation for the Institute of Concentration Photovoltaic Systems in Spain— a project intended to showcase the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of concentrated solar.

Those of us in the United States may not have to wait too long to reap the benefits of a SolFocus project— the company plans on announcing a commercial project in the California desert in the near future.

Photo Credit: SolFocus, Inc.
http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/03/solfocus-installing-worlds-largest-concentrated-solar-project-in-spain/

[BrklynLiberal]

1. That is sooooo cool....

Thanks for posting,

[Indenturedebtor]

2. But but but where do you put the Uranium?

I don't get it! :(

[NNadir]

3. Better yet, where do they propose to store the waste?

There looks to be quite a bit of it, from the picture, especially when one thinks about all the windex and paper towels that monstrosity is going to need.

It will be garbage in a few years, of course, another pile of crap let over endless series of "world's largest" solar stuff that manages to smaller than the diesel generators of a large public city school.

[Indenturedebtor]

4. Hehehe I don't think it needs windex and paper towels.. but you're right

compared to enormous nuclear power plants that have to be constantly fed with fresh water and mined and transported nuclear fuel this thing is just plain silly :eyes: