SolarReserve has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Heliostat SA for the supply, fabrication and assembly of more than 12,800 of SolarReserve's proprietary SR96 heliostat assemblies for the Aurora Solar Energy Project near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Heliostats are the large tracking mirrors in a solar thermal power station, which follow the sun throughout the day and precisely reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver. The SR96 heliostat will provide market leading performance, fully integrated with SolarReserve's proprietary molten salt receiver and controls system.
Each of the assemblies includes 96 square metres of glass, plus steel supports and electric drives, resultng in a field of mirrors with more than a million square metres of surface area.
The Aurora project is being developed with the option to add solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in order to maximise electricity generation from the CSP facility during peak demand periods, as well as meet the station's own electricity needs. The addition of PV could broaden the scope of Heliostat SA's manufacturing supply to include PV racking systems.
