One option is to combine a Stirling engine with a solar concentrator resembling a satellite dish that can harness the power of 1, 000 suns.

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Ivanpah is a solar concentrator project, using fields of mirrors, known as heliostats, to concentrate sunlight onto a solar receiver on top of a tower. (This project when finished will include 173, 000 heliostats.) The concentrated sunlight is used to heat water, generating steam which is used to turn a traditional turbine and generator to produce electricity.

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Through a very unique concentrator design and the latest advances in semiconductor technology, we have developed a solar panel that requires two to three times less solar cell material than current solar panels.

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