HOW IT WORKS
From first call to first steam
The model, the technology, and how it ties into your plant.
THE MODEL
Steam as a service, in three steps.
01 We finance and build
We fund and build the solar field at or next to your site. Nothing lands on your balance sheet.
02 We own and operate
We run and maintain the plant for its life, and carry the performance risk.
03 You buy the steam
You pay only for steam delivered, at a price fixed for 20 years.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Mirrors under glass
Curved mirrors focus sunlight on a pipe filled with liquid salt, which is heated and used to generate steam. A glasshouse shields them from wind, sand and dust, so the mirrors and structure can be light and low-cost.
Molten salt storage keeps steam flowing through the night.
How it ties to your plant
Lower cost than burning fuel, in more places every year.
WHERE IT’S ECONOMIC
Within ten years, we project solar heat will beat fuel in half of all industrial locations worldwide.
HOW IT FITS YOUR PLANT
It drops in alongside your boiler. Uptime is never on the line.
| Requirement | GlassPoint |
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| Steam temperature | Up to 550°C |
| Integration | Runs in parallel with the existing boiler, into the same steam network |
| Backup | Existing boiler retained for peaks and extended low-irradiance periods |
| Continuous supply | Thermal storage carries delivery through the night |
| Operations and maintenance | Run and maintained by GlassPoint, no new load on plant staff |
| Capital | None. GlassPoint finances, builds, owns, and operates |
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Surplus daytime heat is stored in molten salt and drawn back out after dark to keep generating steam, with no fuel burned. Your existing boiler remains available as backup, so supply is never single-threaded.
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GlassPoint does, under the service agreement. The plant sits on your site but on our books, and our team handles daily operations, cleaning, and maintenance.
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No capital. Under the Build-Own-Operate model you buy steam at a fixed price and pay nothing toward construction or the asset.
