Sopogy

Sopogy, Inc. is a solar thermal or equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Honolulu, HI, with a California Bay Area office supporting sales, marketing, and customer support. [ [http://www.earthtoys.com/news.php?section=view&id=3878 Sopogy Expands to Silicon Valley Office] ] Sopogy targets the distributed generation, industrial process heat, and absorption chiller air condition markets.

Sopogy was recently named the "Venture Capital Deal of the Year," [ [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jan/10/br/br2874169035.html Sopogy Inc. named Venture Capital Deal of the Year] ] [ [http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?9f8c47f7-ae7f-4aca-bd96-e69d23cd128c Energy Entrepreneurship - The Next Big Wave] ] Sopogy is installing a 1MW plant on the Big Island at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/09/24/focus1.html?jst=s_cn_hl Solar, OTEC power plants planned to energize NELHA] ] with plans for a 10MW plant on other islands. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/02/25/story7.html?ana=from_rss Tech firm will build 10-megawatt, 50-acre solar farm] ]

The company's name origin comes from industry key words. The "SO" comes from Solar, the "PO" comes from "Power" and the "GY" comes from "Energy and Technology." Sopogy is "Solar Power Technology." [ [http://sopogy.com/about/index.php?id=16#3 Sopogy etymology] ]

In July 2008 Sopogy was awarded the New Product of the Year Award [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/07/28/daily11.html NSPE New Product of the Year] ] from the National Society of Professional Engineers [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_society_of_professional_engineers National Society of Professional Engineers] ] for its SopoNova 4.0 product. This was the first solar technology to have received the prestigious award. Past recipients include Boeing for the 777 and Mercedes Benz for the M-Class.

MicroCSP

Sopogy coined the term "MicroCSP" [ [http://www.news.com/Hawaiian-firm-shrinks-solar-thermal-power/2100-11392_3-6207877.html Hawaiian Firm Shrinks Solar Thermal Power] ] in which Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors are based on the designs used in traditional Concentrating Solar Power systems found in the Mojave Desert [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEGS SEGS] ] but are smaller in collector size, lighter and operate at lower thermal temperatures usually below 600 degrees F. These systems are designed for modular field or rooftop installation where they are easy to protect from high winds, snow and humid deployments [ [http://www.earthtoys.com/news.php?section=view&id=2992 MicroCSP in Idaho] ] .

opoNova 4.0

SopoNova 4.0 is a concentrating parabolic trough solar collector designed for distributed generation installations that include rooftops. The technology operates similarly to conventional parabolic trough systems used in California since the mid 1980's [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEGS Solar Electric Generation Systems] ] but modified to reduce the physical size and is similarly manufactured to fluorescent lighting luminares. The unique aspects of SopoNova 4.0 include: Unassembled the collector ships flat, Integrated 270 degree tracking, Integrated stands, and custom controls. [ [http://www.earthtoys.com/new_news.php?section=view&id=4994 SopoNova Revealed] ] [http://sopogy.com/_toolkit/assets/IMG_9857_edit.pngImage of SopoNova 4.0]

References

External links

* [http://www.sopogy.com/ Sopogy, official web site]
* [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=49782 Sopogy to Test Micro CSP Technology in Northern Idaho]
* [http://www.techtalknetwork.com/article912.html Inside Renewable Energy Audio Podcast with Sopogy]
* [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Feb/10/bz/hawaii802100336.html Solar energy future looks bright in Hawaii]
* [http://www.news.com/Hawaiian-firm-shrinks-solar-thermal-power/2100-11392_3-6207877.html Cnet Article on Sopogy's Revolutionary Technology]
* [http://www.earthtoys.com/news.php?section=view&id=2728 State of Hawaii Approves $10 Million Dollars for Sopogy Solar Farm]
* [http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1037390/avista_test_bed_may_get_new_tenant_hawaiian_firm_to/index.html Avista Announces Sopogy Partnership]
* [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/funding-roundup-solar-biofuels-dominate-light-week-956.html Funding Roundup] .
* [http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121432274606000209.html/ Wall Street Journal features Sopogy]
* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9991028-54.html Cnet Article Sopogy thinks small for megawatts of power]