Scalable Solar Solutions:

Power Generation
The Solution That Fits

Overview
The benefits of solar power are
compelling – the fuel is free, abundant
THE SOPOGY VISION and inexhaustible. In fact in just one
year, six times as much useable solar
STATEMENT energy hits the Earth as there is in total
Sopogy is dedicated to reserves from non-renewable sources.
helping our customers It is environmentally friendly, aids in the
diversification of our fuel and energy
achieve their renewable supply and is rapidly deployable.
energy goals. Our
concentrating solar Sopogy Technology for
power technologies help Generating Electricity
maximize energy Thermal energy generated by using MicroCSP
production while create high temperature working fluid to drive
minimizing costs. either an organic rankine cycle power block that
includes a turbine and generator or other thermally
driven engines.
Since 2002, SopoNova™
has undergone rigorous Competing Technologies for
testing in the harsh Generating Electricity
Kona, Hawaii desert Figure 1: SopoNova 4.0 1) Conventional non-renewable fuel power plants using
where it was exposed to coal, natural gas, nuclear, etc.
salt, humidity and 2) Photovoltaic
3) Wind energy
storms.

ADVANTAGES
• Reduce Your Energy Cost
• Create Revenue Streams
• Lower Emissions Advantages of Concentrated Parabolic Trough
• Qualify for Renewable Technology Over Non-Renewable Fuels
Energy Certificates The primary advantage of the Concentrated Solar
• Benefit from Tax Credits Power parabolic trough over non-renewable technolo-
and Incentives gies is that it is environmentally responsible using an
emission-free fuel source. Non-renewable technologies
require a refined fuel source, which is diminishing at an
alarming rate, and are anything but environmentally
Environment benign.

Advantages of MicroCSP
In general, conventional fixed photovoltaic (PV) panels
have an energy conversion efficiency of about 15
Economics percent. In contrast, solar thermal plants convert the
sun’s energy to heat using parabolic solar concentrators
that track the sun. The heat energy is used in a conven-
tional steam-fired power plant or in an organic rankine Figure 2: Solar Power Generation Deployment
cycle system to generate electricity. Efficiencies ranging
Engineering from 20 percent to 40 percent are possible in these solar thermal power plants.

Solar PV technology is well-suited to smaller, distributed installations in the kilowatt range such as residential and
commercial rooftops. Solar thermal is more suited for large-scale, centralized energy generation in the megawatt
and larger range.

Solar thermal has additional advantages over PV. Thermal energy storage can be used as a buffer against daily
MicroCSP Solutions By: fluctuations due to intermittent cloud cover and can also shift or extend hours of power generation to match local
utility peak pricing structures.

Hawaii Solar Solutions Center: 2660 Waiwai Loop · Honolulu, HI 96819 · ph: (866) 767-6491 · fax: (808) 356-0565
West Coast Solutions Center: 1735 Technology Drive, Suite 400 · San Jose, CA 95110 · ph: (866) 767-6491 · fax: (408) 351-8883
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 Scalable Solar Solutions:
Power Generation

Data
Sopogy | Power Generation
Direct Solar Radiation on a Clear Day* 850 W/m2 269 Btuh/ft2
Solar to Thermal Efficiency, Collector Only** 50.6%
Available Thermal Energy for Process after Losses 430 W/m2
Thermal to Electric Efficiency 18.98%
Average Output per Panel 0.414 kWe
Output Temperature Range 300—500° F 149-260° C

Dimensions/Panel Capacity Soponova 4.0

Length 3.66 m 12 ft
Width 1.52 m 5 ft
Center to Center Spacing 2.59 m 8.5 ft
Actual Area 5.58 m2 60 ft2
Reflective Aperture Area 5.07 m2 54.6 ft2

Application Data Soponova 4.0

Power (kW) 250 500 1,000 2,000 5,000
Number of Panels 646 1,254 2,508 5,016 12,540
Space Requirements (only solar field area)
square feet 65,892 127,908 255,816 511,632 1,279,080
square meter 6,122 11,883 23,766 47,532 118,831
acre 1.51 2.94 5.87 11.75 29.36
hectare 0.61 1.19 2.38 4.75 11.88

* At zero degree incident angle, for a location with a DNI of 7 kWh/m2/day

** Thermal losses estimated at 80F ambient air temperature with wind speeds of 6mph

Figure 4: Power Generation Process Flow Chart

TRANSMISSION LINE

TURBINE

EVAPORATOR
GENERATOR
SOLAR COLLECTOR
FIELD

HOT
CONDENSER

STORAGE
(OPTIONAL)

COOLING TOWER

COLD

HTF EXPANSION
PUMP TANK

Hawaii Solar Solutions Center: 2660 Waiwai Loop · Honolulu, HI 96819 · ph: (866) 767-6491 · fax: (808) 356-0565
West Coast Solutions Center: 1735 Technology Drive, Suite 400 · San Jose, CA 95110 · ph: (866) 767-6491 · fax: (408) 351-8883
SASjy021110

www.sopogy.com
© 2010 Sopogy Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sopogy Inc. reserves the right to change or modify specifications included in this datasheet without notice or obligation to equipment previously sold or in the process of construction.