Energy Vagabonds Report on Solar Fire P32


After Press Conference of the 6 Feb on Tinytech roof, The Vagabonds of Energy left Rajkot at 5 o’clock in the morning...

The Solar Fire P32 concentrator, just recently developed in India, is suited for steam production to run small industries. The machine has 32 square meters of mirrors and can provide around 14 kilowatts of steam energy for around 6 hours a day. The focal temperature has not yet been tested but in theory it can reach over 1500°C. A 3 HP steam engine can also be run.

Here is their report on the Solar Fire.

Read the Times of India articles.


Monday 7 February 2011 Posted Eerik Wissenz

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