Author: Julie Mc
Ninth Annual
“Technologists’ Picnic”
Friday 28th September, 2007
Sovereign Hill, Ballarat.
(map reference J-10 http://www.ballarat.com/map_main.htm)
Solar Concentrator-PV Systems for Large Scale Power Generation
We are fortunate in having John Lasich, Technical Director of Solar Systems, give a presentation on the operations of his company: "Solar Systems has announced a 154MW heliostat solar concentrator power station in northern Victoria. The A$420 million project will generate 270,000 MWh per year, enough for more than 45,000 homes.”
http://www.solarsystems.com.au/news.html
Friday 28th September, 2007
Please arrive at Sovereign Hill by 6.00 p.m. for pre-dinner drinks at
The Charlie Napier Hotel.
Enter the front door of the Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum and the receptionist will direct you to the venue. Admission is free.
Dinner will be served at 6.45 p.m. at the Charlie Napier Hotel
across the street from The United States Hotel
The cost of the evening, which includes a buffet meal, is a very reasonable $30.00
with drinks at bar prices.
The annual "Technologists' Picnics" are attended by members of five professional organisations that have an interest in materials science and engineering i.e. AusIMM, AFI, IMEA, IEAust and ACA, together with interested members of the general public.
The event is supported by Sovereign Hill http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/ promoted by
"Ballarat -a Learning Community" http://www.ballaratlearningcommunity.com.au/ and hosted by the Committee of the Ballarat Group of Engineers Australia
R.S.V.P. by Monday 24th September :
mailto:gbunn@flowserve.com or phone (03) 54 791 221
Members and their guests can find a range of accommodation either within Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/
(map reference J-10 http://www.ballarat.com/map_main.htm) or at nearby hotels, motels, caravan parks and camping grounds. http://www.ballarat.com/
John B. Lasich, Technical Director
Experience
1990 – Present: Solar Systems
Founder and Technical Director
John is the founder of the company and the creator of Solar Systems technology. He has spent the last 20 years working at the leading edge of concentrator photovoltaic systems development and has made a significant contribution to the state of the art. He is responsible for establishing the technical strategy for the company and leads all research and development activities resulting in ten patents granted or pending in ten countries. John has 30 years of practical experience in mainstream energy and renewable energy industry sectors. His experience includes the sale, design, construction, project management, commissioning and operation of multimillion-dollar energy projects in Australia and overseas.
Qualifications
John has a BSc and is currently completing his PhD thesis in the field of concentrator/photovoltaic power cogeneration. John has been an invited speaker at a number of international conferences on solar energy. He has also published papers on solar technology in Australia and overseas. John is a member of the International Electrochemical Commission (IEC) standards committee for PV concentrator systems.
Solar Concentrator-PV Systems for Large Scale Power Generation
John B. Lasich, Technical Director
ABSTRACT
During the production and consumption of energy, we pump over 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every year. It is probable that this has contributed to the increase in our Earths temperature and climate disturbances.
The cost of fossil derived energy is also increasing due to ‘clean up’ cost and increasing demand on a finite supply.
Large-scale utilisation of solar energy has the potential to make a significant contribution to the solution of these problems. It would require less than 1% of the world’s arid land to provide all of our energy needs.
Presently the main barrier to significant use of solar energy is the high cost resulting from the low power density of sunlight and low conversion efficiency to useful forms such as electricity or hydrogen.
Solar Systems is presently solving these problems using solar concentrators, combined with high efficiency photovoltaics.
To date, the company has demonstrated a system that has an average annual efficiency of approximately 20%. With the planned large-scale roll out at 24% efficiency our analysis indicates that a target of approximately 10 cents/kWh can be achieved.
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