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ANU 20 kW PV/trough concentrator

Australian National University in cooperation with Solahart Industries has designed the 20 kW 2-axis installation 50 km south of Perth in Western Australia. report

Euclides Power Plant

Built in nov 1998, is the only larger installation of concentrating solar cells in Europe. Instituto de Energia Solar, Universitdad Politechnica de Madrid have designed the 440 kPeak plant on Tenerife financed by EC research programme Joule. report
Mass data
Euclides ANU 20 kW Solar20 goal
Structure mass per mirror area 38 kg/m2 29 kg/m2 5 kg/m2
Reciever mass per mirror area 4.2 kg/m2 8.5 kg/m2 1 kg/m2
Mirror mass per m2 ? ?

4 kg/m2
Total mass per m2 >45 kg/m2 >40 kg/m2 15 kg/m2

Other projects

Hybrid in Florida http://www.hdsolar.com/
Big science http://www.solarsystems.com.au/
Well funded http://www.solfocus.com/
 

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