Jülich Solar Tower

Short description: High experimental concentrated solar power

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 / 50.915; 6.38778
Status| Operational
Owner(s)| German Aerospace Center
Solar farm
Type| CSP
CSP technology| Solar power tower
Collectors| 2000

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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]

## See also

* List of solar thermal power stations
* Renewable energy in the European Union
* Solar thermal energy
* The Solar Project

## External links

* DLR website on the Jülich solar tower (German)
* DLR website on the Jülich solar tower (English)

## References

1. ↑ "Meilensteine des solarthermischen Versuchskraftwerks in Jülich". http://www.solarturm-juelich.de/en/meilensteine/stj.
2. ↑ "Technik & Vorteile". http://www.solarturm-juelich.de/de/technik.
3. ↑ "DLR - Institut für Solarforschung - die Jülicher Solartürme: Testanlage für kommerzielle solarthermische Kraftwerke und für die Entwicklung solarer Brennstoffe". https://www.dlr.de/sf/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-8560/15527_read-44867/.
4. ↑ Der Solarturm-Verkauf ist perfekt[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

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