Circular Solar
A multi-purpose approach to renewable design for efficiency and emissions reduction. While upcycling wastes into solutions powered by our cleanest source of energy - the Sun!
How do bifacial solar panels work?
Optimizing Ground Albedo, Diffuse Reflection
Integrating the Circular Economy with ground mounted solar to boost efficiency for site power, electrified fleets, equipment and battery storage. Reshaping land use to helps cool off versus heating our planet.
The Highest Albedo Value, Snow, Clouds
This is a mine site road and processing plant in Idaho during January, covered in snow. Yes, if designed and engineered correctly, solar works even in the snow, as that is a high albedo value for solar efficiency. Oversize renewable projects to restore and power cleaner, responsible mining and also adjacent communities or highway clean energy needs.
There are many application, but why target mine sites? They need clean power, environmental, community benefits during all stages but especially reclamation. Early stages could really use a revenue stream before production. Together, this may expedite permitting and onshoring of the North American Energy Transition.
Three Resources In Landfills That Can Simulate Snow, Clouds
Circular Economy Energy; from wind blades, glass, concrete where we can divert before landfill or recycled stream into higher PV-BESS, EV charging efficiency.
Field Tests, Demonstration: Repurposing, Recycling Landfilled Wastes Into High Efficiency Clean Energy, Infrastructure
Simulating white, light, clouds and snow, wind, vessel, aerospace composite, future recycled wind concrete and bottle, jar glass offer a high albedo effect. On the ground or the as the mounting hardware and storage for BESS to EV charging infrastructure.
Cooling, EV Charging Infrastructure Concept Tests
This end use application offers scale of Circular Solar EV Charging Station infrastructure.
We see efficiency increase and a solution to help manage UHI (urban heat island effect) during heatwaves especially during during peak power demand/rates.
These innovations are then brought back onto the tiny microgrid, testbed, to double check albedo, temperature and energy efficiency changes monitored by more sophisticated equipment.
Vessel composite, fiberglass, is nearly identical to wind turbine blades
An offshore damaged vessel repurposed to model the solution for EOL offshore, onshore wind turbine blade, nacelle, future wind concrete .
Vessel composite simulating wind blades
August 2022 heatwave energy change
Aug 2022, Nearby Port of Oakland: Brown albedo vs repurposed white wind blade fiberglass, glass bottle, white concrete up to a 5% energy yield/bifacial side gain increasing pv-bess-ev charging efficiency. Suitable for hot climates in CA, AZ, TX, NM, NV, FL where the yields may be higher; due to heat island effect.
solar optimization: Thermal Planning & Our Testing
Urban Heat Island Effect
Our Test Lab: Thermal Heat Testing
Urban Heat Island Effect
Part of Circular Solar's invention is to provide a solution to heat island effect. Panels STC ratings are at 77F.
https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/urban-heat-islands
Heat Wave Frequency
Our Test Lab: Thermal Heat Testing
Urban Heat Island Effect
Occurring in populated areas and with recent high growth. How is heat managed, considered for PV plants installed or being planned in these regions?
https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves
Our Test Lab: Thermal Heat Testing
Our Test Lab: Thermal Heat Testing
Test Bench: Measuring Material And Surroundings
Thermography showing us what the naked eye cannot. To better understand, plan and manage cooler or hotter air and surface which alters energy production.
Test Bench: Measuring Material And Surroundings
Marinized, ABYC Standard 48 Volt Motor, LFP And Bluetooth Equipment
Test Bench: Measuring Material And Surroundings
445W utility scale panel and test bench.
Marinized, ABYC Standard 48 Volt Motor, LFP And Bluetooth Equipment
Marinized, ABYC Standard 48 Volt Motor, LFP And Bluetooth Equipment
Marinized, ABYC Standard 48 Volt Motor, LFP And Bluetooth Equipment
The floating prototype, built to ABYC standard, offers a proof-of-concept, planning for zero emissions and remote mine site equipment operation. Plus many other applications.
Vessel is about 7,000 lbs and payload up to 10,000 lbs
Circular Solar Custom Design: Flexible, Modular Prototype
Marinized, ABYC Standard 48 Volt Motor, LFP And Bluetooth Equipment
Marinized, ABYC Standard 48 Volt Motor, LFP And Bluetooth Equipment
Thermography of the panel and materials operating LFP powered propulsion
Waterproof battery, housed in repurposed EOL fiberglass blade, aerospace, vessel composite to power
Waterproof battery, housed in repurposed EOL fiberglass blade, aerospace, vessel composite to power
Waterproof battery, housed in repurposed EOL fiberglass blade, aerospace, vessel composite to power
Waterproof battery, housed in repurposed EOL fiberglass blade, aerospace, vessel composite to power
Waterproof battery, housed in repurposed EOL fiberglass blade, aerospace, vessel composite to power
Here, using a material mix to directly boost solar- battery power that is operating an electric engine.
Thermals for safety to operating efficiency
Waterproof battery, housed in repurposed EOL fiberglass blade, aerospace, vessel composite to power
Thermals for safety to operating efficiency
Years ago we learned LFP (LiFePo4) was the safest lithium battery chemistry. LFP is becoming standard but new battery chemistries, battery housing to new voltages are in production.
US Critical Mineral IRA laws are empowering the Energy Transition. We are in an exciting time for battery, wind and solar innovations. Which need mining, recycling and processing of those critical materials. While managing carbon emissions in a cost-effective way while on-shoring more solar, wind, battery EV production.