Solar Systems (company)

Solar Systems (company)

Solar Systems is a leader in high concentration solar photovoltaic applications, [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/Excellence%20Awards%20win.pdf Solar Systems wins National Engineering Excellence award] ] [ [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/stories/s1782276.htm Solar technologies reaching new levels of efficiencies in Central Australia] ] and the company is preparing to build the world's largest heliostat concentrator photovoltaic (HCPV) Solar power station in Victoria, Australia. [ [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/10/solar_systems_t.html Solar Systems to Build A$420 million, 154MW Solar Power Plant in Australia] ] [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/ Solar Systems home page] ] This project will use innovative heliostat concentrator technology.

Solar Systems has already completed construction of three concentrator dish power stations in the Northern Territory, which together generate 720kW and 1,555,000 kWh per year. This represents a saving of 420,000 litres of diesel fuel and 1550 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/projects.html Solar Systems projects] ]

In 2003 Solar Systems completed construction of the first concentrator dish power station at Umuwa in South Australia. [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/projects.html Solar Systems projects] ]

Solar Systems is a winner in the 2005 Engineering Excellence Awards. [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/Excellence%20Awards%20win.pdf Solar Systems wins National Engineering Excellence award] ]

ee also

*Green technology
*Heliostat
*Photovoltaic array
*Photovoltaics
*Renewable energy
*Solar panel
*Solar power in Australia
*Solar power station in Victoria
*Solar shingle
*Solar tracker
*Timeline of solar energy

References

External links

* [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/10/solar_systems_t.html Solar Systems to Build A$420 million, 154MW Solar Power Plant in Australia]
* [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20640344-24331,00.html $420m to catch some sun power]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/stories/s1782276.htm Solar technologies reaching new levels of efficiencies in Central Australia]
* [http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=50197 Solar Systems Makes Major Investment in Australia's Solar Future]
* [http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EC141p6a.pdf Baseload solar prospect gets funding boost]


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