IEA SolarPACES Australia

Solar Thermal 2000

The 10^th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies

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The Site Visits

*** NOTE: This page will be updated as additional information becomes available

Program:

A two day field trip to Canberra will be offered on Saturday/Sunday the 11th and 12th of March. The transport will be by bus. The tentative program includes the following:

Tour by Jim Edwards (CSIRO) of their solar thermochemical (methane reforming using a new 100m² paraboloidal dish) demonstration facility in Lucas Heights (southern Sydney) {Saturday morning}.
To be confirmed: Pacific Power's 5 MW wind farm at Crookwell (www link is down) {Saturday afternoon}
the 400m² solar "BIG DISH" at the Australian National University (ANU) {Sunday morning}
the solar ammonia energy storage loop demonstration at ANU {Sunday morning}
the photovoltaic laboratory facilities at ANU {Sunday}
ANU's PV trough concentrator test site {Sunday afternoon}

The non technical activities will include:

Lunch on Saturday in the historic NSW Southern Highlands town of Berrima
Saturday evening site seeing and events in Canberra associated with the Canberra Festival
A barbeque lunch under the "Big Dish" at ANU on Sunday

Accommodation:

in Canberra on the Saturday night is available at the University ($83 single, $46 per person twin share) or can be arranged privately.

Costs:

The exact cost will depend on the level of interest but approximately $40 per person is anticipated for transport plus the Sunday barbecue. All other costs (accommodation, other meals, incidentals) are extra.

Half day option:

Depending on the level of interest, we will be able to organise transport to and from the CSIRO Saturday morning site visit only. The costs for this are not yet known. Please indicate if you are interested in this.

To register:

Please register your interest as soon as possible via e-mail to Solarpaces@faceng.anu.edu.au Seats may have to be limited depending on the level of interest. You should provide the following details:

Name(s) and affiliation of the person(s) booking the tour
Do you want to use the University accommodation on Saturday night? If so, single or twin-share?
If you know, which hotel will you be staying in while in Sydney?

Come and join us to view some Australian technology and participate in some Aussie culture.

Acknowledgments:

This tour has been kindly organised by the Solar Thermal Systems group at the ANU with help from locals at the sites to be visited.

CLFR Development / University of Sydney Site Visit

David Mills has kindly offered to show his facilities. The visit will take place during the Task meetings. No prior registration is required if you are attending the Task meetings. More details are available on the Task meeting page.

 
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