eSolar develops, constructs and deploys modular, scalable solar thermal power plants. eSolar's technology, per the company, aims to marry a low-impact, pre-fabricated form factor with advanced optics and computer software engineering to meet the demands of utilities of any size for clean, renewable and cost-competitive solar energy.

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eSolar develops, constructs and deploys modular, scalable solar thermal power plants. eSolar's technology, per the company, aims to marry a low-impact, pre-fabricated form factor with advanced optics and computer software engineering to meet the demands of utilities of any size for clean, renewable and cost-competitive solar energy.

It is an Idealab company founded in 2007 to develop, construct and deploy modular, scalable solar thermal power plants. eSolar's approach marries a low-impact, pre-fabricated form factor with advanced optics and computer software engineering to meet the demands of utilities of any size for clean, renewable and cost-competitive solar energy. By focusing on the key business obstacles that have characterized large solar installations — price, scalability, speed of deployment and grid impact — eSolar has developed a proprietary solution to make a dramatic reduction in the cost of solar thermal technology. eSolar is based in Pasadena, California

Per the company, it's technology is predicated/differentiated based on four characteristics:

eSolar's Power Tower Technology is a field of sun-tracking heliostats reflects solar heat to a thermal receiver mounted atop a central power tower. The focused heat boils water within the thermal receiver and produces steam. The plant pipes the steam from each thermal receiver and aggregates it at the turbine, powering a power generator. The steam then reverts back to water through cooling, and the process repeats.

eSolar offers a small and mass-manufactured heliostat which is the building block of the eSolar solution. eSolar designed the heliostats for deployment in pre-fabricated "heliostat sticks" that can be installed easily with minimal skilled labor. Low wind profile design allows fields of eSolar™ heliostats to be installed faster than any competitive CSP solutions.

Per eSolar, thousands of systematically spaced heliostats combine to form the eSolar™ modular field, comprised of north and south facing mirror sub-fields. Both mirror fields concentrate sunlight to a patented dual-port eSolar™ receiver atop a central tower. The sub-field design optically optimizes the layout to maximize the harvested thermal energy.

And ultimately, a 46 MW eSolar power unit consists of sixteen towers (each with its own north-south heliostat sub-field), a turbine generator set, and a steam condenser. 46 MW power units fit on approximately 200 acres, or 80 hectares. eSolar can construct multiple 46 MW units to scale to any size to meet customer needs. << Less

Connexus is an online marketing platform that aims to connect advertisers with their target customers. They work across a wide set of marketing mediums including display, lead generation, co-registration, proprietary consumer sites, search, and email. Connexus features a multi-channel network that per the company delivers over 30 billion impressions monthly and 20 mi... More >>

Connexus is an online marketing platform that aims to connect advertisers with their target customers. They work across a wide set of marketing mediums including display, lead generation, co-registration, proprietary consumer sites, search, and email. Connexus features a multi-channel network that per the company delivers over 30 billion impressions monthly and 20 million leads and customers annually. Connexus, founded in 1999, is headquartered in El Segundo and Mountain View, CA, with an additional presence in New York City. << Less

New Sun Nutrition markets a new flavonoid-based healthy energy drink developed by beverage entrepreneur Thomas Lines and refined and tested by eminent Harvard scientists. Richard Lamb, co-founder and former President of the Balance Bar Company, was recruited to lead the company's drive into marketing flavonoid-based products designed to improve consumer health and per... More >>

New Sun Nutrition markets a new flavonoid-based healthy energy drink developed by beverage entrepreneur Thomas Lines and refined and tested by eminent Harvard scientists. Richard Lamb, co-founder and former President of the Balance Bar Company, was recruited to lead the company's drive into marketing flavonoid-based products designed to improve consumer health and performance. The company uses the latest scientific research to create innovative, great tasting functional foods, beverages, dietary supplements and ingredients. New Sun Nutrition's proprietary formulas combine plant nutrients with other healthy ingredients to provide both immediate and long-term health benefits. The company's products enjoy significant patent protection. << Less

Plastic Logic Ltd., Cambridge, UK, is a developer of plastic electronics - a technology for manufacturing (or printing) electronics. Per the company, their approach solves the critical issues in manufacturing high resolution transistor arrays on flexible plastic substrates by using a low temperature process without mask alignment that is scaleable for large area, high... More >>

Plastic Logic Ltd., Cambridge, UK, is a developer of plastic electronics - a technology for manufacturing (or printing) electronics. Per the company, their approach solves the critical issues in manufacturing high resolution transistor arrays on flexible plastic substrates by using a low temperature process without mask alignment that is scaleable for large area, high volume and low cost. This aims to allow radical new product concepts in a wide range of applications such as flexible displays. << Less