Particle receiver prototype design verification
advances Heliogen’s 5MWe commercial-scale renewable power
project
Heliogen, Inc. (NYSE: HLGN) (the “Company”), a leading provider
of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, has completed
two key product development milestones related to its Capella
Project, the world’s first fully integrated Gen3 Concentrating
Solar Power (CSP) commercial demonstration. They are the deployment
of the first commercial-scale centrifugal particle receiver for
on-sun testing and completion of the design verification of the
prototype particle receiver for Capella. Together, these two
milestones are essential to deploy Heliogen’s centrifugal particle
receiver in the Capella Project, a collaboration with Woodside
Energy (USA) Inc. (NYSE: WDS) and a funding award from the U.S.
Department of Energy.
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Upon completion, the Capella project will add to Heliogen's
portfolio of commercially ready technologies. Alongside the mature
products Heliogen already offers for the industrial heat and
large-scale power markets, the Gen3 CSP capabilities will broaden
the space of potential applications to include variably sized power
projects and improve economics for many customers.
“By using Heliogen’s next-generation solar energy technology,
industrial energy users will be able to improve their bottom line
while doing their part to mitigate climate change,” said Christie
Obiaya, Chief Executive Officer of Heliogen. “Completing these two
Capella milestones brings us one step closer to helping industries
move into high-value, solar-powered processes and reduce dependence
on volatile fossil fuels.”
Like any major advanced technology project, there are a lot of
moving parts and iterative steps along the way. For Heliogen, the
completed project milestones move the project closer to harnessing
heat from the sun that will become electrical power. Heliogen’s
particle receiver design uses solid materials like ceramic
particles to safely capture and store heat from the sun at
temperatures up to 750° C, then transfers that heat to a highly
efficient power block to generate electricity. The particle
receiver is an essential element in Capella, the world’s first
fully integrated Generation 3 CSP plant combining solid-particle
thermal energy storage and supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power
generation to achieve unprecedented efficiencies.
“These milestones represent exciting progress in our
collaboration to demonstrate the potential of Heliogen’s
innovative, concentrated solar energy technology,” said Jason
Crusan, Vice President, New Energy Growth and Solutions at
Woodside. “They also advance the development of a technology
solution that supports our commitment to building a low-cost,
lower-carbon, profitable, resilient and diversified portfolio.”
Heliogen remains on track with its previously disclosed Capella
development schedule, with front-end engineering design (FEED)
forecasted for completion in late 2023 and groundbreaking planned
for 2024, in line with previous guidance.
About Heliogen
Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on
decarbonizing industry and empowering a sustainable civilization.
The company’s concentrating solar energy and thermal storage
systems aim to deliver carbon-free heat, steam, power, or green
hydrogen at scale to support round-the-clock industrial operations.
Powered by AI, computer vision and robotics, Heliogen is focused on
providing robust clean energy solutions that accelerate the
transition to renewable energy, without compromising reliability,
availability, or cost. For more information about Heliogen, please
visit heliogen.com.
About Woodside
Woodside is a global energy company, proudly Australian with a
spirit of innovation and determination. Woodside provides energy
that the world needs to heat homes, keep lights on and support
industry. The company aims to thrive through the global energy
transition with a low-cost, lower-carbon, profitable, resilient and
diversified portfolio.
Woodside has a growing portfolio of carbon services (offsets,
carbon capture and storage, carbon capture and utilization),
hydrogen, ammonia, and renewable power opportunities in Australia
and internationally. Our new energy opportunities include proposed
hydrogen and ammonia projects H2Perth and H2TAS in Australia and a
proposed hydrogen project H2OK in North America. See:
www.woodside.com
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