| NOVATEC BioSol solar power plant technology is based on the principle of Fresnel collector technology. It uses flat glass mirrors instead of parabolically curved mirror surfaces. 16 parallel lines of mirrors are arranged in such way to bundle reflecting solar energy into a caustic curve.
This caustic curve has a receiver installed in which water is vaporized and then directed to a steam turbine. Efficient flat mirrors greatly simplify the solar field array, particularly when compared to conventional parabolic trough technology. This leads to lower costs.
Another major simplification is the reduced number of the solar power plant's main components - just the solar area (steam generation), the turbine, and cooling only. Power plants based on parabolic trough technology rely on complicated systems featuring an additional gas supply, thermal oil circulation and saline heat reservoir.
Putting all the details together, NOVATEC BioSol solar power plants offer the following advantages:
- Genuine business appeal: power plants from 5 megawatts and up, starting at 15 hectacres (about 35 acres) of required space. Sizes like these speed up securing plots and building permits.
- Solar power plants have no need for cooling water. This puts less strain on natural resources and circumvents lengthy approval processes.
- Prefabricated solar field components are mass-produced solely in the target market's geographical region. This translates into shorter order placement times and construction periods.
- A short-term increase of production capacity.
- The steam generated by the system and the turbine's waste heat can be used to desalinate sea water.
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