Jülich Solar Tower
High experimental concentrated solar power
50°54′54″N 6°23′16″E / 50.91500°N 6.38778°E / 50.91500; 6.38778[edit on Wikidata]
Jülich Solar Tower is a 60-metre (200 ft) high experimental concentrated solar power (CSP) tower, Germany's sole plant using this type of solar power technology. In September 2008 the plant was put into operation on a trial basis.[1] Over 2,000 dual-axis sun-tracking mirrors heat air to 700 °C, which is used to generate steam which flows through a turbine to generate electricity. Insulated steel tanks allow storage of heat for 1.5 hours in the event of clouds passing over.[2] The total electric output of the plant is 1.5 MW.[3] In 2011 it was sold to the German Aerospace Center.[4]
See also
- List of solar thermal power stations
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Solar thermal energy
- The Solar Project
External links
- DLR website on the Jülich solar tower (German)
- DLR website on the Jülich solar tower (English)
References
- ^ "Meilensteine des solarthermischen Versuchskraftwerks in Jülich". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ "Technik & Vorteile". Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ "DLR - Institut für Solarforschung - die Jülicher Solartürme: Testanlage für kommerzielle solarthermische Kraftwerke und für die Entwicklung solarer Brennstoffe".
- ^ Der Solarturm-Verkauf ist perfekt[permanent dead link]
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