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Solar Argument Heats Up



Ausra's CLFR is being used to feed solar generated steam into the Liddell coal-fired plant in New South Wales, Australia.


  • Ausra's system uses Compact Linear Fresnel Reflectors (CLFRs) to concentrate...

  • The CLFRs are mounted on giant hoops, and follow the path of the sun.

  • Solar thermal plants in southern American states could supply over 90% of...

  • Southern Europe and North Africa also receive enough energy to produce plenty...

  • China's ultra-high-voltage transmission lines could move solar power to the...

  • The SM (Solar Multiples) compare the solar field size to the turbine's peak...

  • Computer-generated images of 177MW Ausra project planned for California by 2010.

  • Ausra's CLFR is being used to feed solar generated steam into the Liddell...

  • Solar thermal systems can have higher collector efficiencies than PVs, and...

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