The system also uses a thermal energy storage buffer that allows energy to be produced during cloudy periods and to shift energy produced from the day to evening periods.
The project name Holaniku at Keahole Point comes from the Hawaiian term for a location that has everything required for self-sufficiency.
“MicroCSP is an achievement in rugged, modular and cost effective solar thermal technology,” said Darren T. Kimura, president and chief executive officer of Sopogy, “The completion and demonstration of this 2 megawatt solar thermal project is an important first step in bringing the solution to the World.”
Sopogy’s MicroCSP technologies are being used in applications including process heat, solar air conditioning, roof top deployment and now power generation.
With the initialization of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, the state has become a magnet for renewable energy project development. Sopogy and its local solar project development partner Keahole Solar Power have a goal to bring 30 MW of MicroCSP power to the state by 2015.
