Arvada, Colorado – July 6, 2011: Parabolic trough maker
SkyFuel was honored as Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Technology Supplier of
the Year at last week’s CSP
Today USA Summit in Las Vegas. The
award recognizes SkyFuel’s successful attention to cost reduction and benefit
to local supply industries, and validates SkyFuel’s commercial approach which
navigates the fine line between cutting edge innovation and proven, bankable technology. A select panel of industry experts chose SkyFuel
over finalists Siemens and Schott.
Market pressures
to lower costs and stimulate job creation are forcing CSP technology companies
to innovate. SkyFuel leads the way in
this regard, using ReflecTech® Mirror Film as the cost reduction catalyst for a
series of design improvements that make the SkyTrough® not just less costly
than all other parabolic troughs, but also more empowering to the local economy
of the project region.
Monolithic
ReflecTech® Mirror Film panels, used in place of glass mirror facets, make the
SkyTrough® less costly because they are lighter and simpler. The larger, lighter mirrors result in a
lighter concentrator, lower cost of shipping, and easier installation. The highly reflective panels slide into
precision guide tracks that increase optical accuracy and eliminate the need
for field adjustment.
When SkyTrough®
is chosen as the project technology, the local economy gets a big boost. 60% of SkyTrough® components can be supplied
by standard aluminum and steel manufacturers in any country. The lamination equipment to make the large,
single piece mirrors can be set up on or near the project site, and operated by
local labor.
“SkyFuel’s objective has always been to bring to the
CSP market a low cost, high performance parabolic trough solar collector that
can be easily deployed around the world,” remarked Kelly Beninga, SkyFuel’s
Chief Commercial Officer. “We are
honored to be chosen CSP Technology Supplier of the Year by the industry, in
recognition of our achievement.”
About SkyFuel
SkyFuel, Inc. manufactures
the SkyTrough parabolic trough concentrating solar collector - a
breakthrough in cost and constructability resulting from significant design and
material innovations. SkyFuel’s wholly
owned subsidiary, ReflecTech, Inc.
holds the exclusive license to manufacture and market ReflecTech® Mirror Film. SkyFuel is developing
next-generation, high-temperature parabolic trough and linear Fresnel systems.
