Siemens will supply solar thermal receivers to Spain for a new solar thermal power plant
Siemens Energy announced it has received an order to supply solar thermal receivers to Spain for a new solar thermal power plant. The contractor is a consortium between ABANTIA and COMSA EMTE, which will act as EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) to develop a concentrating solar thermal power plant (CSP) in Les Borges Blanques in the province of Lleida in Northeastern Spain.
Avi Brenmiller, CEO of Siemens Concentrated Solar Power stated: "This is the first major solar power component purchase in Spain subsequent to the release of the most recent Royal Decree. Siemens is in a position to offer highly efficient solar receiver and system solutions, such as solar fields or power blocks, as well as complete plant solutions for parabolic trough power plants. Our objective is to address the project-specific needs of our customers in the most flexible way."
Siemens’ solar receivers UVAC will be employed in the solar field of the power plant expected to be fully operational in 2012
Siemens expects the market for solar thermal power do grow with annual double-digit growth rates until 2020, reaching over EUR 20 billion volume. The company in interested in regions like North Africa, South Africa, Middle East, Australia, India, Spain and the U.S.
A new investment was announced by Siemens in Israel, for expansion of capacity for the production of solar thermal components, creating over 150 new green jobs. Brenmiller continued: "This expansion of production capacity in Israel will enable us to meet the increasing demand for solar thermal components."
Siemens has successfully installed over 150,000 UVACs in power plants in commercial operation in Spain and the United States. The UVAC has high-tech coatings which absorb the maximum possible solar energy. It reduces costs of a solar thermal power plant due to the extremely high solar absorption and reduced heat loss (emissivity). Digg this Slashdot Del.icio.us StumbleUpon Yahoo MyWeb Google Bookmarks Twitter Facebook
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