CSIRO’s solar thermal heliostats will be deployed for Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) to conduct research into technologies that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. MHPS received funding from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment to deploy the technology for its research. Heliostats are an array of flat mirrors that direct sun rays onto a receiver on top of a tower. The angle of the mirrors are moved or rotated in accordance with how the sun’s rays should be directed to where they need to go via computer control. The technology was developed in a collaboration between Heliostat SA and CSIRO, with a field of 150 heliostats to be deployed in Yokohama, Japan. CSIRO’s Energy and Resources executive director, Dr Alex Wonhas, said having a “global leader in energy” deploy its technology shows there is strong interest in the international market for Australia to continue to develop and trade on solar technology. “These projects are the fruits of more than a decade of solar thermal research emanating from our energy centre in Newcastle and demonstrate the growing worldwide appetite for concentrated solar power,” he said. The heliostats are designed to be smaller than conventional ones, with an advanced control system that gets optimal performance when harnessing the sun, according to CSIRO. The technology has potential to provide for medium to large scale amounts of power and the energy can be stored as heat in solar thermal systems, CSIRO said. This will be the second time CSIRO deploys its solar thermal technology internationally, the first being earlier in the year in Pentakomo, Cyprus for the Cyprus Institute for solar research. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe