La technologie canadienne Power-Spar permet de produire:
- De l'électricité (CPV)
- De la chaleur
- De la lumière (concentration solaire et transmission par fibre optique)

Communiqué de presse:

ONTARIO AND WAL-MART CANADA PLAN VENTURE TO PROVIDE MENOVA ENERGY WITH UP TO $5.9 MILLION FOR SOLAR DEMONSTRATION ON ROOF OF WAL-MART STORE

May 23, 2008 - The Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) and Wal-Mart Canada announced today that they are pursuing a project with Menova Energy that would provide up to $5.9 million to support the demonstration of the company's world-leading Power-Spar solar concentrator technology. The intention is to test and install the technology on the roof of a Wal-Mart store in Ontario, yet to be selected or constructed.

Under the proposed project, Ontario would provide Menova Energy with a $2.8 million forgivable loan awarded through the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation’s Innovation Demonstration Fund, which focuses on the commercialization and initial demonstration of globally competitive, innovative technologies, processes and/or products. Wal-Mart Canada would provide up to $3 million to support the testing and installation of the technology on one of the company’s store roofs. This demonstration would be used to assess the potential benefits of the Menova system as a candidate technology to help Wal-Mart Canada meet its long-term sustainability goal to be supplied by 100 per cent renewable energy.

"This is an example of Ontario’s growing world leadership in solar energy," said Menova Energy president David Gerwing. "The Menova technology was developed in Ontario and will remain in Ontario thanks to the forward looking policies and commitment from this provincial government." “Outfitting just one-quarter of the Wal-Mart stores in Canada would result in $250 million in new manufacturing activity over the next four years in the province”, said Woodbine Tool & Die President Tibor Urbanek. "To support that level of demand Woodbine Tool & Die’s operations in Ontario would grow by 85 employees and spin off another 240 indirect support jobs in primary metals and installations."

“This innovative project has the potential to harness the power of the sun to create both clean energy and great new manufacturing jobs, right here in Ontario,” added John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation. “The partners in this project are working together to seize a global opportunity.”

"We’re pleased to partner with this innovative Canadian manufacturer and the Ontario Government on a planned venture that would reduce Wal-Mart Canada’s environmental footprint and help us achieve our ambitious environmental goals," said Ken Farrell, Vice President Store Development for Wal-Mart Canada Corp. "We applaud the Ontario Government for taking an active role in supporting the commercialization of this innovative green technology and for helping to create green manufacturing jobs here at home."

For More Information Please Contact:

Dave Gerwing, President, Menova Energy

dgerwing@menova.com

613-229-6279

Karin Campbell, Manager, Corporate Affairs, Wal-Mart Canada

905-821-2111 ext. 4042

http://www.power-spar.com

http://www.power-spar.com/Power-Spar/brochures/Menova_Power-Spar_brochure_10-06.pdf

Dans la presse :

Le partenariat devrait permettre d'amasser les 5,9 millions de dollars nécessaires à l'essai du concentrateur solaire Power-Spar mis au point par Menova. Ce système, une fois installé sur le toit d'un magasin, permettrait de réduire d'environ 70 % la facture énergétique du bâtiment. Pour Wal-Mart Canada, qui a pour objectif à long terme d'alimenter entièrement ses magasins grâce à l'énergie renouvelable, le projet tombe à point. Les Affaires http://www.lesaffaires.com/article/1/general/2008-05-31/478538/un-premier-walmart-fonctionnant-a-lenergie-solaire.fr.html

Wal-Mart goes solar - Wal-Mart Canada Corp. has partnered with the Ontario government on a project that would see one of the retailer's new Supercentres powered by the biggest rooftop solar-energy system yet in Canada.Under the initiative, part of the retailer's long-term goal to be supplied by 100% renewable energy, Menova Energy Inc.will install its PowerSpar technology to heat, cool and provide electricity for a 220,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercentre to be built in Markham (...)
 

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2008/05/23/wal-mart-goes-solar.aspx

"(...) Menova Energy's concentrated solar power system will soon grace the roof of a Wal-Mart somewhere in Ontario as part of a pilot project worth up to $5.9 million, funded half by the provincial government and half by Wal-Mart itself, the company announced Friday.Menova is based in Stittsville, a community on Ottawa's western outskirts that is now part of the city. The company's Power-Spar systems use curved mirrors to focus and collect the sun's rays. The energy is then directed either at solar cells that generate electricity, or used for heating water or the building itself. The demonstration system is expected to produce 894 kilowatts of heat, supplying about 72 per cent of the Wal-Mart building's needs. It is also expected to produce 848 kilowatts of electricity, supplying 11 per cent of the building's needs (...)" - http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/05/26/ot-menova-080626.html

 
 

La Start up Zenith Solar, dirigée par David Faiman, professeur de physique à l'Université Ben Gourion de Tel Aviv, a mis au point un système ingénieux : l'énergie solaire est concentée grâce à un miroir parabolique vers des cellules photovoltaïques sans silicium, à base d'Arséniure de Gallium, qui résiste aux hautes températures. Ce système de concentration fait baisser le coût du kWh...jusqu'à devenir compétitif avec les énergies sales comme le charbon !

http://www.zenithsolar.com


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Par Neal Sandler

La start-up israélienne Zenith Solar a mis au point une méthode de concentration de l'énergie solaire cinq fois plus efficace que les technologies traditionnelles (...)

(...)L'entreprise a racheté les droits de cette invention à l'université Ben Gourion et au Fraunhofer Institute, en Allemagne, qui avaient créé ensemble un prototype consistant en une parabole de 10 m² bordée de miroirs incurvés faits de matériaux composites. Les miroirs concentrent les radiations du soleil sur un "générateur" de 100 cm qui convertit la lumière en électricité et produit également une forte chaleur. Celle-ci est capturée par un système de refroidissement de l'eau pour les consommations résidentielles ou industrielles (...)

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Israeli energy startup Zenith Solar is pioneering a "concentrated solar power" method that is up to five times more efficient than standard technology (...)

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