The giant sunflower field makes Alice Springs Airport

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Press release 21 April 2010

Alice Springs Airport will soon derive 28 solar array over a quarter of its total electricity needs which the Sun across the sky every day - like a giant sunflower field.

The leading Australia solar power company, Ingenero Pty Ltd, design and construct a solar power station 235 kW for the Flughafen.Teil of project "Alice solar city", the power plant solar concentrator high technology will use American company Solfocus.

A field next to the airport terminal soon home of 28 concentrated photovoltaic arrays, each pole mounted and developed, to maximum energy capture by tracking the path of the Sun on the Himmel.Jedes year that will produce solar power station of 600 megawatt electricity equivalent performance of about 70 houses in Alice Springs used.

At the end of each 8.4 kW array will close for the night (a) through its panels turn off a few degrees vertically (such as a sunflower) to protect against dust and other hazards.

"Alice Springs is the ideal place for concentrated photovoltaic especially with its status as an Australian Government solar is proud City.Ingenero, this exciting solar technology bring Australia for the first time to", said Rodger Whitby, GM of the Ingenero generation.

The power plant, one of the five iconic projects planned for Alice solar city, is the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere sein.Das system includes highly efficient triple junction photovoltaic (PV) cells originally developed for satellite in space.This PV cells are suitable for operation at twice the efficiency of standard solar cells and uses much higher Temperaturen.Die Solfocus technology also panels, the inexpensive mirrored dishes advanced to focus approx. 300 mm diameter from sun rays of 650 times.

At solar power station.produce approximately 28% of electricity and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 470 tonnes CO2e per year.

Ingenero CEO Steve McRae said "Alice Springs Airport provided visionary finding this world that has Solfocus CPV technology and the Australian Government valuable financial support for the project."

The project will begin until half the Australian Government under the solar cities program meets werden.Bau in the next few weeks $ 2.3 million cost and expected August 2010 will be completed.

Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Solfocus, Steve Horne, originally from Australia, said, "CPV works best in environments with clear skies and little cloud cover - so is most of Australia except coastal fringe bedeutet.SolFocus is very optimistic about the future prospects for our technology in Australia and we are very pleased that we will enter this market with Ingenero as a development partner."

Ingenero is the leader in commercial and industrial solutions to its customers cost-effective renewable energy access allow to accelerate their move to sustainability.

Your systems integration laboratory, research partnerships with the University of Queensland and extensive remote monitoring functions for a supplier of choice for commercial and industrial power users make Ingenero.

Ingenero offers a range of turnkey and outsourced solar power solutions, including power purchase agreements users all the benefits of solar energy without the initial cost of in place solar energy generation can access.

Ingenero's-installations are supported by extensive maintenance and warranty provisions.

The residential market for solar energy and hot water also complies Ingenero.

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Field of ‘giant sunflowers’ to power Alice Springs Airport

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Media Release 21 April 2010
Alice Springs Airport will soon derive over a quarter of its total electricity requirements from 28 solar power arrays that will track the sun across the sky each day – like a field of giant sunflowers.
One of Australia’s leading solar power companies, Ingenero Pty Ltd, is to design and construct a 235 kilowatt solar power station for the airport. Part of the Alice Solar City project, the power station will use leading edge solar concentrator technology from American company SolFocus.
A field next to the airport terminal will soon be home to the 28 concentrated photovoltaic arrays, each pole-mounted and designed to capture maximum energy by tracking the path of the sun across the sky. Every year the solar power station will produce approximately 600 megawatt hours of electricity – the equivalent power used by about 70 homes in Alice Springs.
At the end of the day each 8.4 kilowatt array will close down for the night by turning its panels a few degrees off vertical (like a sunflower) to protect them from dust and other hazards.
“Alice Springs is the ideal location for concentrated photovoltaics, especially with its status as an Australian government Solar City. Ingenero is proud to be able to bring this exciting solar technology to Australia for the first time” said Rodger Whitby, GM of Generation at Ingenero.
The power station, one of five iconic projects planned for Alice Solar City, will be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere. The system incorporates highly efficient triple junction photovoltaic (PV) cells originally developed for satellites in space. These PV cells are capable of operating at twice the efficiency of standard solar panels and at much higher temperatures. The SolFocus technology also uses panels made up of inexpensive mirrored dishes about 300mm in diameter to concentrate the sun’s rays by 650 times.
The airport’s solar power station will produce around 28% of its electricity and will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by around 470 tonnes of CO2e per annum.
Ingenero CEO Steve McRae said, “Alice Springs Airport has been visionary in choosing this world leading SolFocus CPV technology and the Australian government has provided invaluable financial support for the project.”
The project will cost approximately $2.3 million, up to half of which will be met by the Australian Government under the Solar Cities program. Construction will begin in the next few weeks and is expected to be complete by August 2010.
Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of SolFocus, Steve Horne, who is originally from Australia, said, “CPV works best in environments with clear skies and little cloud cover – so that means most of Australia other than the coastal fringe. SolFocus is very optimistic about the future prospects for our technology in Australia and we are very happy to be entering this market with Ingenero as a development partner.”
Ingenero is the market leader in delivering commercial and industrial solutions that allow its customers to access cost-effective renewable energy, accelerating their move to sustainability.
Their Systems Integration Laboratory, research partnerships with the University of Queensland, and extensive remote monitoring capabilities make Ingenero the supplier of choice to commercial and industrial power users.
Ingenero offers a range of turnkey and outsourced solar power solutions including Power Purchase Agreements which allow users to access all the benefits of solar power without the upfront costs of on-site solar power generation.
Ingenero's installations are supported by extensive maintenance and warranty provisions.
Ingenero also meets the needs of the residential market for solar power and hot water.
View the original article here