The U.S. Department of Energy is finalizing a $39 million award to Heliogen, Inc. for the California-based company to roll out its artificial intelligence-powered solar technology.
It comes on the heels of the DOE’s announcement of the award in November.
Heliogen will build and operate a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle integrated with thermal energy storage, heated by concentrated solar thermal energy supplied by an AI-powered heliostat field. The company said this process will generate higher temperatures than traditional solar to enable a more efficient and cost-effective power cycle. The DOE and Heliogen said it will serve as a test site for the commercialization of low-cost solar plants.
