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THE MOVE TOWARDS 
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

CONVENTIONAL CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM

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ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a promising energy capture technology that uses optical devices to concentrate the power of the sun on to a surface, generating power by means of a thermal-to-electric conversion unit.

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CSP technology integrates Thermal Energy Storage (TES) materials to solve the current problem of solar energy discontinuity i.e. in Photovoltaic cells (solar panels).

 

TES materials have the ability to store heat and thus enable power production in the absence of sunlight or in poor weather conditions.

Current TES material used to store energy is a binary molten salt mixture (solar salt). Molten salts carry with-it high capital costs and high maintenance and operation costs due to a number of reasons:

  • Highly corrosive, requires expensive construction. 

  • Must be kept heated at approximately 200°C to prevent freezing and solidifying in pipes.

  • High viscosity has a negative impact on pump performance

  • Costly materials ~ $24/kWth.

  • Outlet receiver temperature below 600°C which limits the thermal-to-electric efficiency of the power cycle ~ 45%.

  • All increase the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) ~ 14 ₵/kWh.

OUR NEXT-GENERATION CSP SYSTEM

01 / SUSTAINABLE      MATERIALS
02 / COMPACT         DESIGN 
    03 / LOW            COST

The use of abundant thermal energy storage materials and concentrated solar power to produce sustainable energy. 

Our patent-pending compact solar receiver is able to produce more efficient thermal energy and storage.

The use of low cost sustainable materials and low cost compact design substantially reduces the levelised cost of energy for concentrated solar power systems.

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VECTOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

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OUR STORY

Vector sustainable energy is a company that was born to tackle the accelerating impact of climate change and to move the world towards a sustainable society by generating low cost sustainable energy.

OUR VISION

To supply consumers with clean energy at an economical price.

OUR TECHNOLOGY

Our novel concentrated solar power system has a lower capital, operating and maintenance cost than molten salt CSP systems.

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OUR PROCESS

RESEARCH
CFD SIMULATION
PROTOTYPE
OPTIMISATION
VALIDATION
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