Bill Gates-backed start-up Heliogen has achieved a breakthrough in concentrated solar energy. Heliogen is a clean energy company founded by Bill Gross.
Heliogen has successfully generated extreme heat above 1,000°c with the help of AI and a field of mirrors that reflects sunlight. This means solar power can now replace fossil fuels for industrial processes. The carbon-free solar oven can be used to generate extreme heat and required to make cement, steel, glass and petrochemicals.
(Edited by : Jomy Jos Pullokaran)
First Published: Nov 22, 2019 9:41 PM IST