Areva Solar

AREVA Solar
Company typeSubsidiary of Areva
IndustrySolar energy
PredecessorAusra Inc.
Founded2007 (2007) as Ausra Inc.
FounderDr. David Mills, Prof. Graham Morrison, Peter Le Lievre
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Sam Shakir (CEO)
ProductsCSP technology
ServicesDesign, manufacture and installation of solar steam generators
Number of employees
120
ParentAreva
Websitewww.solar.areva.com

Areva Solar was part of the renewable energies portfolio of the French nuclear group Areva, headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in the United States and Australia. It designed, manufactured and installed solar steam generators for electric power production and industrial steam uses. Before 2010, the company existed as Ausra Inc. In August 2014, AREVA announced it was shuttering AREVA Solar.