Outokumpu has won another contract for a pioneering Crescent Dunes solar plant project in Tonopah, Nevada, USA. In addition to 650tns of stainless quarto plate, the company will also supply more than 60tns of lean duplex LDX2101®.
Tonopah Solar has commissioned a solar energy plant to provide some 100MW of clean, renewable and sustainable energy. The Crescent Dunes is the first project of its kind, designed by Cobra Thermosolar Plants and Solar Reserve, using a molten salt power tower and heliostat technology by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.
Outokumpu will supply more than 60tns of 70mm hot-rolled black bar in LDX2101®,its patented lean duplex grade, from its mill in Sheffield, UK. This material will be further machined to create zenithal anchor bolts, or the mounting bolts of the solar panels, which allow the solar panels to turn in two planes.
“After a successful start with the hot storage tank, where Outokumpu supplied our subcontractor quarto plate and where we have been satisfied with the material, when we started to look for suppliers for the zenithal anchor bolts, we contacted Outokumpu and requested an offer. As usual, the technical explanations and credibility of the technician contact at Outokumpu convinced us about the properties, capabilities and possibilities of the products and provided us all the information and arguments we needed to make the decision,” says Mr José Manuel Suárez, Procurement and Subcontracting Director at Cobra Thermosolar Plants.
