Jülich Solar Tower | |
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Country | Germany |
Location | Jülich |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 50°54′54″N 6°23′16″E / 50.915°N 6.38778°E |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | German Aerospace Center |
Solar farm | |
Type | CSP |
CSP technology | Solar power tower |
Collectors | 2000 |
Jülich Solar Tower is a 60-metre (200 ft) high experimental concentrated solar power (CSP) tower, Germany's sole plant using this type of solar power technology. In September 2008 the plant was put into operation on a trial basis.[1] Over 2,000 dual-axis sun-tracking mirrors heat air to 700 °C, which is used to generate steam which flows through a turbine to generate electricity. Insulated steel tanks allow storage of heat for 1.5 hours in the event of clouds passing over.[2] The total electric output of the plant is 1.5 MW.[3] In 2011 it was sold to the German Aerospace Center.[4]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jülich Solar Tower.
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