MegaWatt Solar brings together a team experienced in electric power control systems, optical tracking systems, and solar cell production. This alliance allows us to produce a system that conforms to the relevant IEEE and UL standards for grid-connected systems, and which is interoperable with power industry control systems. Our system can be installed and maintained by utility company personnel using standard equipment on existing utility land. System can be grid-ready in only three months.
Not just another PV design
Compared to traditional photovoltaic and other concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) designs, our technology provides reduced technology risk and offers several major competitive advantages:
Easily upgradeable and cost-competitive CPV design
- Optimized for low cost over industry-leading +30-year infrastructure life
- Modular receiver readily and inexpensively upgradable to take advantage of advances in cell technology output and provides life extension alternative
- Increased output reduces cost per watt and in turn LCOE
- Minimal end of life environmental impact
- Simple, robust design incorporating use of traditional C-Si materials and existing well proven manufacturing processes
Designed to maximize uptime
- 20-year mean-time-between-failure
- 15-minute mean-time-to-repair
- 30-year+ service life
- 80% reusable infrastructure
- Receivers/PV cells <20% of cost
- Low maintenance requirements
- Performance monitoring built into control system
Built to today's standards and tomorrow's technology
- SCADA-ready control system
- Upgradeable power generation components
- Conforms to relevant IEEE and industry standards
Unique friction drive
- More forgiving in difficult environmental conditions than standard geared or hydraulic systems
- Requires fewer/shorter maintenance cycles
- No gears that are susceptible to failures
Inexpensive composite reflector panels
- Lighter, more durable than conventional glass
- Easier to transport and install
- Not prone to foreign object damage
Flexible siting requirements
- Minimal ecological impact
- Not terrain specific, can be installed on slight grade
- Ballasted ground mounted design
- Ease of permitting and installation
Reduced technology risk
- Design simplicity
- Use of proven materials and technology
- Upgradeable to next generation cell technology