EnviroMission
EnviroMission (ASX: EVM, OTCQX: EVOMY) is an Australian listed company. It has, since 2001, proposed to build a solar updraft tower power generating station known as Solar Tower Buronga in western New South Wales at a site 25 km northeast of Mildura. As of 12 February 2007, EnviroMission claimed to be conducting feasibility studies to build a tower or towers in Texas.[1] None of these projects have progressed beyond the planning stage.[2]
In 2008 the company merged with US-based SolarMission Technologies, Inc.[3]
EnviroMission has begun moving forward to build two 200 MW solar updraft towers in Arizona.[4] In October 2010, they received approval from the Southern California Public Power Authority to sell electricity generated from the facilities.[5] EnviroMission lost a deal with the Southern California Public Power Authority after EnviroMission was unable to guarantee a completion date of their solar tower. As of 2014, construction had not begun.[6]
EnviroMission Solar Tower
- Location:La Paz, Arizona, United States
- Status: Approved/Pending Construction
- Chimney use: industrial
- Structural type: chimney
- Materials: concrete, reinforced
- Roof: 2,625ft
- Architect: Schlaich Bergermann & Partner
- The structure is a solar thermal power station. An early design had a checker-board pattern on the chimney and a flared base.
References
- ↑ Davey, Roger C. (2007-02-12). "Solar Tower Prospects Firm in Ward County" (PDF). EnviroMission. Retrieved 2007-03-09..
- ↑ "Delay possible for solar tower". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ↑ dead link
- ↑ Updraft Technology
- ↑ Pentland, William. "World's Largest Solar Tower Takes Next Step Forward". Forbes.
- ↑
External links
- Official Website
- Bayani, Oliver (2011-08-08). "Hensel Phelp, EnviroMission build 200-MW solar updraft tower". Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- Woody, Todd (2007-02-09). "Australian Solar Tower Company Has Eyes on Texas". Business 2.0 Beta. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2007-03-09. External link in
|publisher=(help) - McLaren, Warren (2006-11-07). "Solar Tower Project Pipped at the Post". TreeHugger. Retrieved 2007-03-09. External link in
|publisher=(help) - Woody, Todd (2006-10-26). "What's Next for the Aussie Solar Tower?". Business 2.0 Beta. Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2007-03-09. External link in
|publisher=(help) - "Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund". Australian Greenhouse Office, Dept of the Environment and Water Resources. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- Woody, Todd (2006-10-02). "Tower of Power". CNN. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- Rochfort, Scott (2005-12-06). "Enviromission seeks a handout". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- "EnviroMission website". Retrieved 2006-07-09.
