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Saint-Gobain Solar Glass:Towards The Sun
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pangea on 14/01/2010 11:26:00
 
In 2009 the Stadtdwerke Jülich’s first solar-thermal test power station  went
into operation. The central feature of the plant are 2,153 are mobile  special
mirrors, so-called heliostats, which reflects the sunlight to a receiver  at a
height of 60 metres. The technology which is unique worldwide, is also  planned
to be used soon in a power station in Algeria.   Future use in the world’s
“Sun Belt”. The solar-thermal power station in Jülich will thus serve as a
reference  for future commercial power stations in the “Sun Belt”, i.e. in
Southern Europe  and North Africa, which also play a major role in the desert
power project  DESERTEC. The technology and the know-how being gathered by the
researchers in  Jülich will be used in the world’s sun-drenched regions, in
which the solar  thermal power stations have their greatest potential.   Press
Contact: Gertrud Dederichs-Wimmer SAINT-GOBAIN SOLAR GLASS Viktoriaallee 3-5 *
D-52066 Aachen Tel. +49 (0)2 41 / 5 16-22 40 * Fax +49 (0)2 41 / 5 16-24 79
gertrud.dederichs-wimmer@saint-gobain.com * www.  saint-gobain-glass.com