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Heliogen, An American Company, Created A System That Uses Mirrors With Artificial Intelligence That Are Capable Of Storing And Reflecting Solar Energy, Generating A Temperature Of Up To 1,500ºC.
Heliogen, an American company, created a solar energy system that uses multiple rotating mirrors known as heliostats, which reflect and store sunlight more effectively. The system produces concentrated solar energy through these mirrors installed in flat areas with high brightness.
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The first concentrated solar power plant was built in the late 1960s, but it did not progress due to high production costs, which made large-scale electricity distribution unfeasible, especially in areas farther from the energy capture site. Currently, the system created by the company is capable of generating a temperature of up to 1,500ºC, more than three times the heat generated by previous solutions.
A machine learning algorithm was used in the solar power plant to accurately position the mirrors, with a minimum variation of one-twentieth of a degree, making the energy production process more effective and also more commercially attractive.
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The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In The Renewable Energy Industry
To lower production costs even further, the company uses cameras that monitor all the mirrors in the field, taking into account factors such as the color of the sky reflected on the panels. Based on the weather appearance, Artificial Intelligence decides how the mirrors will be positioned to achieve a maximum amount of solar energy.
After finding the best position, all the collected heat passes through an insulated steel pipe to a rock bed that can store and retain thermal energy for a longer time, even overnight, benefiting the supply to more distant regions.
The solar farm is in testing phase in California and has about 400 heliostatic mirrors; however, the company’s goal is to construct a much larger plant, with approximately 40,000 mirrors.
A New Solar Power Plant Without The Need For Human Labor
The new concentrated solar power plant will be fully automated, with autonomous tractors responsible for placing the bases and also the alignment of the mirrors more effectively, without the need for a physical operator.
One of the company’s plans is to install several concentrated solar power plants in the southwestern U.S., Australia, and Africa by the end of this decade, moving away from dependence on fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions.
According to Heliogen founder Bill Gross, the only thing that matters to the company is defeating fossil fuels, even if it’s just a fraction of a cent cheaper. In this way, the world will adopt plants on a large scale, which could change the way humanity consumes energy.
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