Sopogy

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Sopogy, Inc. is a solar thermal or equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Honolulu, HI, with a California Bay Area office supporting sales, marketing, and customer support. [1] Sopogy targets the distributed generation, industrial process heat, and absorption chiller air condition markets.

Sopogy was recently named the "Venture Capital Deal of the Year,"[2][3] Sopogy is installing a 1MW plant on the Big Island at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority [4] with plans for a 10MW plant on other islands. [5]

The company's name origin comes from industry key words. The "SO" comes from Solar, the "PO" comes from "Power and Positive" and the "GY" comes from "Energy and Technology." Sopogy is "Solar Power Technology" or "Solar Positive Energy." [6]

[edit] MicroCSP

Sopogy coined the term "MicroCSP" [7] in which Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors are based on the designs used in traditional Concentrating Solar Power systems found in the Mojave Desert [8] but are smaller in collector size, lighter and operate at lower thermal temperatures usually below 600 degrees F. These systems are designed for modular field or rooftop installation where they are easy to protect from high winds, snow and humid deployments [9].


[edit] References

  1. ^ Sopogy Expands to Silicon Valley Office
  2. ^ Sopogy Inc. named Venture Capital Deal of the Year
  3. ^ Energy Entrepreneurship - The Next Big Wave
  4. ^ Solar, OTEC power plants planned to energize NELHA
  5. ^ Tech firm will build 10-megawatt, 50-acre solar farm
  6. ^ Sopogy etymology
  7. ^ Hawaiian Firm Shrinks Solar Thermal Power
  8. ^ SEGS
  9. ^ MicroCSP in Idaho

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