EnviroMission
EnviroMission (ASX: EVM) is an Australian 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]
Since April 2016, the company has been delisted by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Shareholder updates are few and far between.[7]
EnviroMission Solar Tower
- Location:La Paz, Arizona, United States
- Status: Approved/Pending Construction
- Chimney use: industrial
- Structural type: chimney
- Materials: concrete, reinforced
- Roof: 2,625 ft
- 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. (12 February 2007). "Solar Tower Prospects Firm in Ward County" (PDF). EnviroMission. Retrieved 9 March 2007..
- "Delay possible for solar tower". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
- "DESERTEC-UK". www.desertec-uk.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Updraft Technology" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- Pentland, William. "World's Largest Solar Tower Takes Next Step Forward". Forbes.
- "Update on EnviroMission's Arizona Solar Tower Project « Roy Spencer, PhD". www.drroyspencer.com.
- "Investors | EnviroMission Limited". www.enviromission.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
- Official Website
- Bayani, Oliver (8 August 2011). "Hensel Phelp, EnviroMission build 200-MW solar updraft tower". Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- Woody, Todd (9 February 2007). "Australian Solar Tower Company Has Eyes on Texas". Business 2.0 Beta. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- McLaren, Warren (7 November 2006). "Solar Tower Project Pipped at the Post". TreeHugger. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- Woody, Todd (26 October 2006). "What's Next for the Aussie Solar Tower?". Business 2.0 Beta. Archived from the original on 23 January 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- "Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund". Australian Greenhouse Office, Dept of the Environment and Water Resources. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- Woody, Todd (2 October 2006). "Tower of Power". CNN. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- Rochfort, Scott (6 December 2005). "Enviromission seeks a handout". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
- "EnviroMission website". Retrieved 9 July 2006.