Solar Brochure Aug 2023
Solar Brochure Aug 2023
Solar Brochure Aug 2023
Unmatched Benefits
Solar Plants offer outstanding reliability and resilience with no requirement for emergency backup. They
provide battery-like response to voltage and demand fluctuations, mitigating intermittency from other
renewables. Short project cycles, low O&M, and competitive margins mean attractive returns for investors.
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Solar Plant™ - Next-Generation Modular CSP
How It Works
During the day, a field of heliostats (solar
mirrors) tracks the sun and focuses ~1500
suns of energy onto the Solar Collector,
where air is heated at atmospheric
pressure to 970 °C / 1800 °F. The collector
is mounted on a common truss tower,
~125 feet (35m) tall, which holds the
ducting that carries the air to and from
the collector.
At the base of the tower, some of the super-heated air goes to two 247Solar Heat2Power™ Turbines. There,
it passes through a proprietary ultra-high temperature heat exchanger in each turbine, which transfers
the heat to compressed air from the turbine. Uniquely, these turbines use this super-heated compressed
air, rather than steam, to spin the generators that produce electricity.
The rest of the hot air from the Solar Collector passes through the Thermal Energy Storage system, where
the heat is stored in cargo-size containers filled with inexpensive sand or iron slag for later use.
“(Solar’s CSP
Solar Plants™ PV + Batteries Conventional CSP Wind
solution) is a
Low-cost, low-risk revolution
Rapid deployment waiting to
Small to large scale happen.”
24/7 operation
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Our Products: TWO
Benefits Include:
Fully dispatchable, 24/7 standby heat and Reduced demand charges and other
power on demand energy costs
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HeatStorE ™ Long-Duration Thermal Battery
How It Works
HeatStorE™ combines two
breakthrough Solar inventions.
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Our Products: THREE
Heat2Power™ Turbine -
Convert wasted heat to
electricity
Now, industrial facilities that produce exhaust above 850 °C (1550 °F) can convert this
otherwise-wasted resource into electricity to help power operations or to sell as an
additional revenue stream.
Made by Capstone [NASDAQ: CGRN], it’s the Remote monitoring and diagnostics
most reliable turbine in its class, modified to Proven technology with tens of millions of
Solar specifications operating hours
Standardized module of 200 kWe Can burn fuel, including diesel and hydrogen, if
Shipped fully tested, operation-ready needed, for 24/7 dispatchability
How It Works
High-temperature industrial exhaust gas (min. 850°C) is supplied to the turbine at ambient pressure, where
it passes through a proprietary high-temperature heat exchanger. This transfers the heat to the turbine’s
compressed air, which then enters the turbine’s expander at the required pressure and temperature,
driving the turbine. No fuel is used, and no emissions are produced. An optional duct combustor can burn
fuel if needed.
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The Solar Difference
Solar technologies overcome the limitations of conventional renewables to provide
continuous clean power and heat regardless of weather or time of day. With technology
originated at MIT, each of our industrial and utility-scale solutions is engineered for low risk
and a long operating life and offers unique advantages.
Reliable/Low Maintenance
Simple components, proven technologies, and few moving parts mean high reliability and low maintenance.
No on-site operators are required, and local talent can easily operate and maintain our systems.
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Extensive Applications
On-grid or off-grid, Solar technologies offer turnkey solutions for a broad range of
applications:
On Grid Off-Grid
Our solutions allow instant disconnection They are dependable turnkey solutions for
without power interruption when the main continuous 24/7 clean electricity and heat without
grid goes down, and instant re-connection diesel gensets.
without interruption when the grid For communities and islands, they can combine
comes back up. Grid-connected 247Solar with PV and batteries to provide 24/7 baseload
technologies can store and time-shift excess power for small grids
grid power when it is generated and deliver it
For mines, 247Solar technologies can reduce fuel
back to the grid on demand.
costs 80% or more and eliminate the need for
diesel gensets
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Extensive Applications
For Industry
Many industries use both heat and power. In fact, 2/3 of industrial energy consumption around the world is
used to produce heat. This is done mostly by burning fossil fuels and is extremely difficult to decarbonize.
Many also pay expensive demand charges for using electricity during peak times and increasingly experience
extended down times during natural emergencies. 247Solar solutions deliver both clean and reliable
electricity and industrial-grade heat to provide peace of mind, operational flexibility, and lower energy costs
to industrial customers.
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Unequaled Economics
Solar Plants™ offer a low-risk, financeable, and rapidly deployable turnkey clean power
solution with 24/7 operation.
Less expensive to build per Less land required per MWh/yr. Rapid, low risk return on
MWh/yr. than PV than PV investment
Solar Systems
PV + batteries + backup
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Tell Us About Your Project
When we talk, here’s what we’ll need to know to answer your questions in a meaningful way:
Project Location
DNI
Direct Normal Irradiance (kWh/sq m per year) 1600 is minimum for Solar Plants™, >2000 preferred.
For maps of DNI see https://solargis.com/maps-and-gis-data/overview
Power Requirements
Describe power requirements briefly. What is the size of the project in MW (minimum 400 kWe)? Is the power
required roughly the same every hour of the year? If not, describe how the power requirement varies.
Energy Costs
Is this project on-grid or off- If on-grid, what is the If off-grid, what are the current
grid? current cost or PPA price of fuel costs (USD/litre of diesel,
electricity (USD/kWh)? USD/MBTU of gas, etc.)?
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