Ausra Names Craig Smith as Vice President of U.S. Sales
Mountain View, CA—December 02, 2009—Ausra, Inc., a provider of large-scale, concentrated solar thermal steam generators for electricity generation and industrial processes, has named Craig A. Smith as Vice President of U.S. Sales. Smith joins Ausra with 16 years of achievement in the energy industry, bringing in-depth experience in power boiler sales, procurement, and equipment design for power generation and industrial steam customers.
"Craig's engineering background and power equipment sales experience enhances Ausra's ability to meet our customers' needs for reliable, cost-effective solar steam generators," said Ausra's Senior Vice President of Business Development Tom Bartolomei. "Craig understands how to help customers compete—striking the optimal balance between enhancing performance and meeting a project's commercial requirements."
Smith brings to Ausra 16 years experience in the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) industry, most recently serving as Vice President – Sales & Marketing for a leading supplier of HRSGs for gas turbine applications. He began his career designing power boilers to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code. Smith is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
"I'm excited to join Ausra and apply my sales and design experience to the concentrated solar thermal steam industry," said Smith. "Ausra is demonstrating that power generators and process steam customers alike can rely on our solar steam generators for dependable, affordable steam without the added environmental and regulatory challenges of fossil fuels. With a proven technology and a management team of power industry veterans, I see tremendous potential for Ausra and the concentrated solar steam industry."
In addition to strengthening its U.S. operations, Ausra continues to expand its global market reach. The company was recently selected as the solar equipment provider for a large-scale, solar/fossil hybrid power plant in Jordan and for a solar/coal-fired steam augmentation project for the Queensland government in Australia.
About Ausra, Inc.
Ausra is a leader in concentrated solar thermal energy design, development and manufacturing,
and is committed to serving its customers in a dependable, market-competitive and
environmentally responsible manner.
The company's Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) solar steam generators are designed for existing fossil-fired plants, new standalone solar and solar/fossil hybrid power plants and for industrial process steam customers. CLFR is the most land-efficient solar technology in operation, generating 1.5-to-3 times more power per acre of land than competing solar technologies. Ausra is the first solar steam boiler manufacturer to be awarded the prestigious ASME 'S' Stamp—the industry hallmark of acceptance and certification.
Ausra is a privately held company, with headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. and operations in the United States and Australia. To learn more about Ausra and the company's solar thermal steam generators, visit http://www.ausra.com.
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