Chineese Minister of Commerce Chen Visited Siemens Solar Receiver Production in Israel
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The Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming has visited the Siemens solar thermal production plant and headquarters of the Business Unit Solar Thermal Energy in Bet Shemesh, Israel, approximately 20 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The Siemens plant produces high-efficiency solar receivers, which are key components of solar thermal power plants
The Chinese Minister of Commerce was provided with information on site on the individual steps involved in the production of these high-tech components and on prospects for the utilization of CO2-free solar energy.
"The prospects for solar thermal power plants are in China are good," said Avi Brenmiller, CEO of the Siemens Business Unit Solar Thermal Energy. "A significant application of our technologies in China, based on localization with Chinese partners, will offer the People's Republic of China renewable power solutions to keep up with the growing demands of their expanding economy and energy needs."
The solar receivers produced in Bet Shemesh are deployed in parabolic-trough power plants. In these plants the solar energy is focused by parabolic mirrors onto the solar receivers. The entire mirror moves to track the sun and maximize the collected solar energy. A fluid - typically synthetic thermo oil - flows through the receivers as a heat transfer medium. In a later stage the heated fluid is transferring its energy via a heat exchanger to water. The generated steam is used to produce electricity in a steam turbine-generator.
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