Siemens announced at the CSP Summit in Seville that it will release a new solar receiver. The Universal Vacuum Air Collector (UVAC 2010) will increase thermal heat production with over 150,000 products successfully installed. Just recently, Siemens acquired Solel Solar Systems Ltd. as an addition to its existing solar portfolio and to strengthen its market position in the business of solar thermal power plants.
The UVAC 2010 features high solar absorption, reduced heat loss, and an enlarged active area, offering solar field developers significantly increased revenues and reduced operating costs. Using high-tech coatings, UVAC 2010 absorbs maximum solar energy and converts it into heat used to produce electricity.
The product features improved emissivity (heat loss) as a result of technological advances in the sputtered selective coatings, as well as an improved active area to length ratio, which enables greater solar exposure of the receiver and a proportionate increase in absorbed energy. Its heat loss levels – below 9% – provide developers with greater efficiency.