Solatom designs, manufactures, and installs modular solar steam boilers that use concentrated Fresnel optics to convert sunlight into high‑temperature heat for industrial processes. The containerized, plug‑and‑play units can be scaled and integrated with existing plant circuits, enabling factories to replace part of their fossil‑fuel boiler load and achieve up to 35% fuel savings while reducing CO₂ emissions.
Funding
$2.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Industrial processes rely heavily on fossil-fuel boilers to generate high‑temperature steam, hot water, or thermal oil, resulting in high energy costs and significant CO₂ emissions. Existing alternatives such as low‑temperature electrification cannot meet the temperature and pressure requirements of many industrial applications.
Solution
Solatom designs, manufactures, and installs modular solar steam boilers that use concentrated Fresnel optics to convert sunlight into high‑temperature thermal energy for industrial processes. Each pre‑assembled 20‑foot container module contains sun‑tracking mirrors and a tube receiver that heats a fluid (water, steam, thermal oil, or air) up to 300 °C and pressures up to 30 bar. Modules can be linked to scale power output and are delivered fully assembled, reducing on‑site construction time and improving optical quality. The system integrates with existing plant circuits through customized connections, allowing factories to replace a portion of their fossil‑fuel boiler load and achieve up to 35 % fuel savings depending on fuel price, solar irradiation, and consumption profile. Solatom also provides engineering studies, simulation tools, and a partner support program to assess feasibility and optimize integration.
Target Audience
Primary customers are industrial manufacturers with processes requiring medium‑ to high‑temperature heat (e.g., food & beverage, chemicals, textiles, plastics, and metal processing) that have a minimum roof or ground area of 500 m² for solar installation.
Features
- Fresnel‑based solar concentrator modules with 63 % optical efficiency and individual dual‑axis tracking
- Plug‑and‑play containerized design (≈20 ft) pre‑assembled at factory, transportable by truck or container ship
- Scalable architecture: modules can be cascaded to meet required thermal power (up to 14.5 kW per module)
- Supports multiple heat transfer fluids (water, steam, thermal oil, air) and pressures up to 30 bar
- Integrated MODBUS TCP/IP control for remote monitoring and integration with plant control systems
- Engineering services including site feasibility analysis, custom integration designs, and simulation tools (ReSSSPI/SHIPcal)
- Fully Spanish‑manufactured technology with a 20‑25 year service life and wind‑load tolerance up to 150 km/h