Country Uzbekistan Site resource 10700 mirrors | Total collector area 1849 square meters Owner Uzbekistan | |
Location Tashkent region, Parkent city | ||
The solar furnace of Uzbekistan was built in 1981, and is located 45 kilometers away from Tashkent city. The furnace is the largest in Asia. It uses a curved mirror, or an array of mirrors, acting as a parabolic reflector, which can reach the temperatures of up to 3,000 degrees Celsius. “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” can be visited by anyone who is interested with the solar energy and it is open for anyone who would like to see the unique construction of Asia.
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The head which is produced by the solar furnace is considered to be very clean, without and pollutants. There are different ways of using this energy, such as hydrogen fuel production, foundry applications and high temperature testing. “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” (which is sometimes called as the sun institute of Uzbekistan) can deal up with all the facilities which are listed above, and can save a lot of recourses, when it is used for melting the metal. Solar furnace of Uzbekistan is a complex optical and mechanical construction, which is supplied with the automatically controlled systems, and it consists of 63 various flat mirrors which track the sun in unison and redirect the solar thermal energy towards the crucible. Solar furnace of Uzbekistan was first opened in the year of 1981 on May, and it is located 1100 meters above the sea level. Solar furnace of Uzbekistan covers huge area on the mountains, and consists of 4 complex subdivisions, which are: the main building of “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan”, heliostatic field, concentrator and manufacturing tower. The “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” was ready for consumption in 6 years, which means it was built between the years of 1981 and 1987. The place for the “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” is chosen carefully, because the sun shines there for 270 days a year. The small solar furnace at the complex has the diameter of 2 meters. The heliostatic field of the “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” currently consists of about 62 heliostats which are installed in a staggered order. The field uses 12090 mirrors in total, and Is the largest concentrator in the world with the area of 1849 square meters. The concentrator at the “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” uses 10700 mirrors, and the southern part of the concentrator is covered with special sunscreens. The whole “Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” is controlled by the employees from the laboratory which is located on the 6th floor, and the observation ground is located on the highest spot.
Location
“Solar furnace of Uzbekistan” is located in Tashkent region, Parkent city, Republic of Uzbekistan.