Solar Power Devices and Applications

Global Energy Group is looking into solar plant evaluations to determine which application fits your needs. Solar panels and invertors for residential as well as high volume commercial applications are being evaluated for best cost per watt value. We are currently dealing with several local and state wide solar companies for incentives and rebates for lowering the cost to totally eliminating electric grid dependence. Using the best panels and equipment for the best price possible. Joe Mott is our head engineering fabricator. We are building custom commercial solar panel ground and building frames that will track the sun's progress all day long. We offer custom build's for our project sites.

Concentrating solar thermal technology, as it is known, uses mirrors to focus the sun's rays onto a central receiver, generating steam that powers electric turbines. What makes the technology unique is that the solar heat can be stored, offering a key power backup for electric grids. Conventional photovoltaic solar power has to be used on the spot unless it is stored into large battery banks.

Large power utilities are attracted by solar thermal plants, because their operation is similar to that of conventionally fueled steam power plants. Their storage capacity, using tanks of molten salt that retain heat, makes it possible to develop big plants that can generate power around the clock.

Government figures show Spain has close to 30 solar thermal plants under construction. Companies are seeking clearance for projects that would add 4,300 megawatts of capacity -- enough to cover about two-thirds of New York City's power demand on a spring day -- representing an investment of about €17 billion (about $24.5 billion).

"After wind power, solar thermal technology will be the second great renewable column of the company in the short term," said Jose Manuel Entrecanales, president of Acciona SA, a Spanish construction company that has expanded into renewable energy.