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Maricopa Solar Plant Tessera / Stirling / SRP. Lori Singleton Manager, Sustainability Initiatives and Technologies September 14, 2010. Tessera Solar / Stirling Energy Systems.
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Maricopa Solar Plant Tessera / Stirling / SRP Lori Singleton Manager, Sustainability Initiatives and Technologies September 14, 2010
Tessera Solar / Stirling Energy Systems • Tessera Solar, Independent Global Power Producer, exclusively responsible for the worldwide deployment of the SunCatcher™ Solar Dish • Stirling Energy Systems, Scottsdale-based company, formed in 1996, manufacturer of SunCatcher™ Solar Dish Maricopa Solar Plant
Tessera Solar / Stirling Energy Systems • 1.5 MW Plant (Maricopa Solar) consists of 60 SunCatcher™ Solar Dishes • 38 ft tall, 40 ft wide, 25 kW, 40 mirrors • Dish concentrator tracks, collects and focuses the sun’s rays to produce heat • Stirling Engine converts thermal energy to electricity Maricopa Solar Plant
Maricopa Solar Plant • Dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony on January 22, 2010 • Project provides hands-on access to performance of the technology, grid integration • Local company, economic development, green jobs • Low water use (fraction of acre ft / year) • Project helps establish Arizonaas a solar energy leader Maricopa Solar Plant Ribbon Cutting & Dedication
DMB Solar Demonstration Park • Partner with DMB on 40 − 50 acre solar technology demonstration park • DMB would own site • Solar companies would lease location • SRP would purchase energy and RECs • Targeting 3 − 4 projects, 1 MW each • Select new solar technologies past R&D stage, but not yet demonstrated at MW scale in US • Discussions with numerous solar companies