Super-heated solar steam generator to debut in Mexico

Super-heated steam generated by plastic lenses focusing the power of the sun’s rays is to be trialled for sustainable chemicals production in Mexico. The team backing the project hope it will help provide low cost energy for the country’s chemical and manufacturing industries. The technology is based on a prototype that was constructed in Peterborough in the UK, as part of an academic–industrial partnership between researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Larkfleet.