Maine Technology Institute Seed Grant Award
Seed Grant Awardees
Approved by MTI Board
Project Summary
Concentrating solar electric collector system
Heliotropic Technologies, PA – Boothbay Harbor.
Heliotropic Technologies proposes to develop residential-sized concentrating solar electric collector systems using parabolic-shaped troughs with reflective surfaces to increase the direct solar light intensity reaching photovoltaic modules to increase their electric output. This grant would allow Heliotropic Technology to develop technology that has not been available for smaller applications.
Heliotropic Technologies is a renewable energy systems implementation and energy engineering company that is ready to meet the demands of today’s marketplace. Heliotropic Technologies was created to help the world become a better place by doing its part to reduce energy consumption and energy’s contribution to human-induced global climate change, while offering rewarding jobs to its employees. Energy independence, demand for low intrinsic energy products, global climate awareness and other green marketing incentives have increased the demand for services and products that Heliotropic Technologies is uniquely positioned to provide.
Contact information:
Michael J. Mayhew, PE, GBE/ President
60 Campbell Street
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
207- 633 – 1061
coolsolarguy@yahoo.com
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Updates, yes Happy 2010! The days are getting longer, in another 10 days I’ll start lowering the collector positions and prepare to head back into better solar collection weather.
In 2009, we tested three reflector shapes in the hybrid solar systems and have a clear winning design from these ‘proof-of-concept’ devices. Our next step will be to create a larger grid-tied system, based on the better reflector design version, using more advanced materials and controls.
We hope to recieve another small matching grant to help us implement this next product development phase and to look into product patenting issues. With the research grant partially funding this next phase of product development, we will complete detail system designs, build, and test the enhanced system throughout the spring and summer, with a marketing goal of further ‘beta testing’ in the Fall and product commercialization by 2011.
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