Torresol Technical Director Santiago Arias explains Gemasolar Plant reaches 24 hour solar power

Contact Phone: 
03 8383 2232
Date and Time: 
Monday, November 7, 2011 -
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Contact Email: 
pablo@beyondzeroemissions.org
Contact Name: 
Pablo Brait
Location: 
Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via level 2) McCoy Building University of Melbourne Cnr Elgin & Swanston Streets, Carlton
Website: 
beyondzeroemissions.org

Santiago Arias is the Technical Director O&M of Torresol Energy which constructed the 19.9MW Gemasolar plant in Seville, Spain. Gemasolar is the world’s first plant to apply the salt thermal-storage system in a configuration with a central tower and an array of heliostats. Gemasolar reached 24 hours of uninterrupted production in June 2011.

This is the baseload concentrated solar power technology modelled by the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 Stationary Energy Plan to supply 60% of Australia’s stationary energy requirements. Mr Arias will join us via Skype.
Thank you to the University of Melbourne Energy Research Institute, our Zero Carbon Australia project partners for joining us in bringing you this event.

Entry: Gold coin donation

Further reading:

http://www.sener.es/News/gemasolar-solar-power-plant-reaches-24-hours-of...

http://www.torresolenergy.com/TORRESOL/gemasolar-plant/en

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