Distributed CSP | Economical, Off-Grid, Small & Large Scale

Distributed CSP | Economical, Off-Grid, Small & Large Scale

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THE IDEAL CLEAN OFF-GRID SOLUTION Among renewable energy technologies, only Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) has offered the promise of continuous operation. However, up to now, CSP has only been economical at very large scale. 247Solar Plants™ bring all the advantages of CSP to off-grid applications requiring as little as 400kW capacity, while occupying as little as 4 acres of land. Yet, 247Solar technology is scalable to meet any demand. SIMPLE COMPONENTS, RAPID CONSTRUCTION 247Solar Plants use no water or steam for operations—just air—and operate at atmospheric pressure. They are constructed with pre-engineered, factory-built components with few moving parts, for low maintenance and rapid, low-cost deployment. APPLICATIONS A simple, reliable turnkey solution for continuous clean electricity without gensets, wind, PV, or batteries
247SolarOVERVIEW: 247Solar, Inc. was formed in 2015 by solar industry pioneer Bruce Anderson to commercialize the 247Solar Plant™, using technology originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bruce began his solar career with his master’s thesis at MIT on the subject of solar energy. In 1985, Bruce became the first recipient of the American Solar Energy Society’s Lifetime Solar Contribution Award. He later served on the National Advisory Board of the Solar Energy Research Institute, now the National Renewable Energy Institute (NREL).  In 2009, Anderson realized that a breakthrough high-efficiency heat exchanger, invented by MIT mechanical engineering professor Dr. David Gordon Wilson, and being developed by the company they formed together, Wilson TurboPower, would enable an entirely new approach to concentrated solar power (CSP) with higher performance and lower cost.  In 2010 the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the company $6 million to further advance the technology, and the engineering of key components began. In 2015, Anderson formed 247Solar and acquired Wilson TurboPower’s solar technology.  In 2018, 247Solar received private investment capital to enable the engineering and construction of its first full-scale 247Solar Plant. The Commercial Demonstrator, under construction at the Company’s Arizona facility, will commence operation in early 2022.  

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