ELCOS Showers Down Solar Mirrors

ELCOS and DRENOS are the names of the two maintenance vehicles developed by Voith Turbo Spain in cooperation with Spanish partner companies. They will be used in solar thermal power plants that are currently being set up on wide areas of the Iberian Peninsula. ELCOS cleans the mirror surfaces of parabolic trough collectors with pressurized water. In the event of maintenance work being carried out, DRENOS pumps the thermo oil from the absorber pipes and keeps it at a minimum temperature of 60 degrees. Thanks to the two vehicles, the power station operator will be able to increase the efficiency and the availability of his plant…..View Full Press Release