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
  1. Davey, Roger C. (12 February 2007). "Solar Tower Prospects Firm in Ward County" (PDF). EnviroMission. Retrieved 9 March 2007..
  2. "Delay possible for solar tower". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  3. "DESERTEC-UK". www.desertec-uk.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. "Updraft Technology" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. Pentland, William. "World's Largest Solar Tower Takes Next Step Forward". Forbes.
  6. "Update on EnviroMission's Arizona Solar Tower Project « Roy Spencer, PhD". www.drroyspencer.com.
  7. "Investors | EnviroMission Limited". www.enviromission.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2017.


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