AORA Solar Tulip Tower - Samar

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General Info

Owner/s: 

  • AORA

Technology: 

  • Central receiver (power tower)

Country: 

  • Israel

Status: 

  • Operational

Purpose: 

  • Demonstration

Usage: 

  • Electricity

Power: 

0.10 MW

Construction start date: 

January 2009

Start date: 

June, 2009

Location: 

Samar
General comments:

Located 34 km north of Eilat, Kibutz Samar is the site of AORA’s first CSP prototype module, which has been in operation since 2009, injecting thousands of kW of utility-grade power into the Israeli national power grid every year. This prototype unit has been the testing ground and upgrading proof facility for this versatile 100kW micro plant design.

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