The global demand for power is continuously increasing, while traditional energy sources are becoming scarcer and environmental concerns are rising. Thermal solar power has great potential as a renewable and clean source of energy.

Sulzer holds leading positions for performance-critical components in thermal solar-power plants and offers a wide range of products and services for the solar-power industry.

Product and service portfolio for the solar-power industry

• Comprehensive pumps portfolio and services that cover all major processes in thermal solar-power plants
• Pumps to transport the oil that has been heated by sun rays reflected through parabolic mirrors    
• Pumps to move molten salt that is used as thermal storage and that can reach temperatures of up to 600 ºC