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Sopogy thinks small to make megawatts of solar power
If giant solar thermal power plants spread across the desert are like a mainframe, Sopogy is making the equivalent of a personal computer.
The Hawaii-based company on Tuesday at the Intersolar 2008 conference will show off the latest version of its MicroCSP--essentially a shrunk-down version of concentrating solar power (CSP) equipment used in power plants.
It's a trough with a reflective coating that focuses sunlight onto a pipe that carries an oil. That heated liquid goes through an organic Rankine cycle engine to convert it into electricity.
The conventional thinking in solar these days is to think big. … Read more
