AORA LAUNCHES HYBRID SOLARIZED GAS TURBINE POWER STATION.

AORA, Yavne, Israel, a developer of applied ultra-high temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, will launch the world's first gas turbine solar thermal power station at Kibbutz Samar in southern Israel.

AORA's Samar power station consists of a field of 30 tracking mirrors (heliostats) situated on half an acre of land. The power module is expected to supply 100 kW of power to the national grid, enough to sustain approximately 70 households.

"The launch of our solar power system ushers in a new and exciting generation of solar technology," said Haim Fried, AORA's CEO. "Not only can our modular systems be scaled and customized for a variety of environments and individual needs, but the fact that we are using a hybrid system means that our customers can produce clean energy and heat 24 hours a day, seven days a week."

AORA's hybrid approach allows the system to run on solar radiation input, as well as almost any alternative fuel, including biogas, biodiesel and natural gas. This flexibility enables the module to run in a variety of operation modes - from solar-only mode, where electricity is supplied when there is ample sunlight, to hybrid mode, where fuel helps generate electricity when sunlight is insufficient, such as at night or when it is cloudy. This capability offers uninterrupted, green power 24 hours-a-day.

Additionally, the company's modular energy-generating system is designed to require less land to generate more usable power and heat at a lower cost than other solar energy systems.

Each of the Samar station's 30 heliostats track the sun and reflect its rays towards the top of a 30 meter-high tower housing a special solar receiver along with a 100kw gas turbine. The patented receiver uses the sun's energy to heat air to a temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius and directs this energy into the turbine. The turbine in turn converts the thermal energy into electric power that will be fed directly into the national grid.

About AORA

AORA, a renewable energy pioneer, is a leading developer of applied ultra-high temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. AORA's modular solar power generation solutions are comprised of very small modular units (100kWe / 170kW heat) which can be linked together into centrally controlled power plants, customized to client demand. When the amount of sunlight is not sufficient, the system operates on almost any alternative fuel source, thereby guaranteeing an uninterrupted green power supply, 24hr/day. AORA is a member of the E.D.I.G. Construction Management Group.

For more information, visit http://www.aora-solar.com.

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