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Australia’s CSIRO – cutting edge solar energy research

CSIRO is progressing world-class technology, combining two of Australia’s largest energy resources– solar energy with natural gas. The resulting product is SolarGas….CSIRO is undertaking a solar energy storage research project to be conducted in Australia.

CST projects: CSIRO, EcoGeneration — May/June 2011, CSIRO has the largest concentrated solar thermal research team in Australia; there currently are approximately 30 scientists, engineers and technicians working on research projects in the industry.

The team is currently delivering large-scale demonstration concentrated solar thermal (CST) projects, including a solar air turbine; developing a solar fuel; creating solar-generated steam for use in turbines; and developing solar energy storage projects.

Solar air turbine…..

Solar fuel

CSIRO is progressing world-class technology, combining two of Australia’s largest energy resources– solar energy with natural gas. The resulting product is SolarGas.

……. This new product can be stored and transported or used in its fuel form. In addition, SolarGas™ can reduce emissions in three sectors with highly significant greenhouse gas footprints – electricity, transport fuels and chemicals.

The SolarGas facility at CSIRO’s National Solar Energy Centre uses 170 mirrors to receive and concentrate more than 500kW of solar energy for the process.

……… Storing solar energy

CSIRO is undertaking a solar energy storage research project to be conducted in Australia.

The project will develop cost-effective technology to capture, transfer and store solar thermal energy for use after the sun goes down (or in cloudyconditions), to create a reliable and constant supply of renewable energy.

By creating reliable, high-temperature storage systems, this project aims to make solar energy more attractive to energy-intensive industries and improve the dispatchability of power generated from solar energy……… Such developments will ensure a steady supply of solar energy to Australia’s electricity grid. Energy-intensive industries will also benefit from a reliable renewable heat and power source… http://ecogeneration.com.au/news/cst_projects_csiro/056577/

May 4, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, solar | solar