CL-06 Solar Thermal Technology

Market Suggested Retail Price

$550.00

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

CLIMATENZA

Manufacturing/Building Method

Manufacturer designs and builds current models in India, but are expanding to Chile

Intellectural Property Type

Trademarked

User Provision Model

Direct from Manufacturer

Distributions to Date Status

As of 2020, 4 projects demonstrated in India, 6 projects under-pipeline in India and Chile.

Design Specifications

CLIMATENZA designed the solar troughs to replace traditional fuels used in the industrial sector. The solar concentrator has an optical efficiency of 76.9% and the weight of the collector is 20.5 kg/square meter. The aperture area per collector is 5.5 square meters, and it has a footprint area of 1:2.  

Technical Support

Technical support provided by CLIMATENZA

Replacement Components

5-year product warranty for mechanical parts

Lifecycle

Performance warranty of 95% for 10 years, and 90% for 25 years

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

To reduce the 1267 TWh of fuel consumed by India's industrial sector by 2% or 6.45 GW. Also to provide clean energy to the dairy sector and reduce their costs for energy.

Vetted Performance Status

Third-party testing was performed by NISE. They tested the performance of the concentrators, heat loss of the receiver, and reflectivity of the panels.

Safety

Unknown

Complementary Technical Systems

None

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

ISO 9806:2013 was considered in the development of the solar trough.

Other Information

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