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By John Fleck
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:06 |
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 A pair of solar energy companies and Sandia National Labs today unveiled the latest version of new type of solar power plant technology.
Developed by Stirling Energy Systems with help from Sandia, and being marketed to utility companies by Tessera Solar, the new SunCatcher uses a parabolic mirror that looks a bit like the Very Large Array to collect sunlight and focuse it on a power generation module. Tessera will build and operate power plants based on the technology, selling the electricity to utility companies. Deals are already in place with Southern California Ediston, San Diego Gas and Electric and CPS Energy in West Texas, company officials said Tuesday during a day of briefings for utility company representatives. Sandia has been working with Stirling for more than a decade on the technology. The latest version has been designed for low-cost manufacturability and easy installation, company officials said during Tuesday's briefings. (Picture by the Journal's Richard Pipes, who joined me at Sandia's Solar Thermal Test Facility this morning for the event.)
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:30 )
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