Enough solar energy hits the Earth’s surface in one hour to power the globe for a year. So it is no surprise that large-scale Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is one of the most promising sources of renewable energy for the 21st century. But harnessing this energy requires a breakthrough solution. A solution that is more affordable. A solution that is big enough to meet tomorrow’s power needs but modular enough to deliver today. A solution that won’t consume our limited water resources to make electricity.
 That solution is called SunCatcher™…and it is designed and built right here in America by Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) of Scottsdale, Arizona.
SunCatcher™ is a solar electric power system that uses a parabolic dish to concentrate the sun’s energy 1,100 times and uses a unique Stirling Cycle engine to convert this energy into clean, renewable power. SunCatcher™ is truly a next generation solution:
- World record for highest efficiency conversion of solar energy into grid electricity
- Lower cost solar solution
- Modular and scalable
- And unlike most CSP solutions, the only water SunCatcher™ uses is to wash the mirrors!
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A New Kind of Power Company |
Tessera Solar is an independent power company and is the exclusive developer and operator for the SunCatcher™ Power System. Tessera Solar works in partnership with local utilities to develop, build, own and operate large-scale solar facilities using the SunCatcher™ technology.
America is leading again.
Developed Here |
Manufactured Here
The SunCatcher™ design has been proven. So when it was time to make the transition to large scale manufacturing, SES turned to Tier 1 automotive suppliers to help make the transition. More than 90% of all the content in SunCatcher™ is expected to be manufactured in North America.
It Begins With Energy |
It Ends With Jobs
The SunCatcher™ will help our nation and the world tackle climate change. It will also help put America back to work.
Thanks to the dedication and ingenuity of a three-decade public-private partnerships, and in particular, the last decade of engineering development and technology advancements by SES, this breakthrough technology, designed and built in America, is poised to help the world begin tackling climate change. |
