Utility scale (>10 Megawatt) solar thermal systems are now poised to go mainstream as Austra plans to open a plant in Nevada to mass produce some of the essential components. Previously, most solar thermal installations (especially for utilities) were one-off 'proof of concept' affairs which had a generally negative impact on the resulting price per watt figures, so a source for standardized components is a fairly significant step.
As far as I am concerned, any efforts to improve the state of the art in thermal or panel based solar systems should be supported vigorously.
The Ausra news release can be found here.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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