Entries for Solar Prize Round 1

Fiber optic solar infrared cooking contraption

FOSICC are a new type of solar cooking device that delivers infrared solar from the collector to the cooking device via optical fibers.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) , Exclude from Notifications

Fiber optic solar hydronic TES furnace

Fiber optic solar hydronic TES furnaces are a new technology in which solar heat is directed to the boiler via optical fibers.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Energy Storage , Exclude from Notifications

Fiber optic forced air TES furnace

Embedding infrared fiber optics into concrete thermal labyrinths allows solar energy can be “piped” directly into thermal energy storage.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Energy Storage , Exclude from Notifications

Monetizing Solarspace

Patented, composites technology Canopy system from marine-aviation world provides PV power/water capture and monetizes parking lot airspace.

Solar mof water harvester & dehumidifier

Fiber optic solar MOF water harvesters and dehumidifiers are a new method of water harvesting and dehumidifying using solar power.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Exclude from Notifications , Other

Solar air mining

Solar air mining is a new method for harvesting certain types of materials from air using solar power.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Exclude from Notifications

Poured embedded fiber optic concrete (PEFOC)

A new method for mass-producing embedded fiber optic concrete objects capable of connecting to hybrid solar lighting collectors.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Exclude from Notifications

Fiber Optic Embedding Concrete Additive Manufactur

A new method of manufacturing hybrid solar lighting and thermal mass storage systems made possible by the latest advances in 3D printing

by Jacob Barnes's team

Exclude from Notifications

Sorted Solar is a new method of sorting CSP with a beam splitting prism, separating the light into fiber optic channels for a various uses.

by Jacob Barnes's team

Exclude from Notifications

Midnight Sun Hive

Create a "Hive" of solar boxes to generate power. Fast solar recharge. Capable of mass energy storage.

by Chris Petrella's team

Utility-Owned Battery and Inverter

A battery and inverter system that is owned, installed and maintained by the electric utility, and connected to the grid through the meter.

Grid Integration and Modeling , PV/DER Integration

Translucent Solar Panel for Greenhouse Farming

Letting visible light through for photosynthesis while capturing additional IR to boost electricity generation

by Wei Pan's team

Photovoltaics (PV) , PV Module , PV System

Phase3 Photovoltaics - Prefabricated Solar Systems

We will work with manufactured home builders, providing roof-integrated solar system designs for affordable and deployable smart homes.

by Phase3 Photovoltaics

Community Solar , Finance , Manufacturing , Permitting & Standardization , Photovoltaics (PV) , PV System

In-Flo Inland Flood Survivability Home

Off-grid elevated home rotates 360 degrees on a central axis. PV tracking from sunrise to sunset. Designed-to-Flood (d2f) Foundation.

by Paul Dauffenbach's team

Self Aligned Vertical Dipole for PV Cells

A low-cost nano-scale architecture for solar cells has been shown to increase solar cells efficiency by up to 30% over reference cells.

Passive Solar Trackers with Shape Memory Alloys

Efficient and easy to install solar trackers without electrical components

by Sun Co. Tracking

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