SHEC's highly efficient solar energy technologies can be used to supply many of the energy requirements of humanity.
Energy consumption can be broken down into three areas that include: Electricity, Transportation Fuel and Heating, with each consuming about one-third of the total energy mix.
Electricity can be produced with SHEC's solar concentrator technology in a number of ways. Low ratio solar concentration (500 suns) can be used to intensify sunlight for photo voltaic (PV) cells to produce electricity. This reduces the amount of expensive semiconductor material required and replaces it will less costly concentrating mirror technology.
SHEC's high ratio solar concentrators (typically 5,000 to 16,000 suns) can be used with its solar receiver technology for the production of high temperatures. These high temperatures can be used to generate steam for steam turbine power generation or to directly drive sterling engines to produce power. SHEC has developed the world's most efficient solar thermal collection technology.
SHEC has developed efficient solar reactor technology that can be used in the production of alternative fuels. Currently SHEC is using this technology to produce synthesis gases from waste that can be used to produce hydrogen and a host of other gaseous and liquid fuels.
SHEC's technology can produce process heat for industrial and commercial applications as well as for district heating.
