Stratosolar
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Stratosolar [1] is a startup corporation created to develop buoyant stratospheric platforms for collecting solar energy.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySolar power
Founded2008
Headquarters2880 Zanker Road ste 203, San Jose, CA, 95134 United States
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Solar power |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | 2880 Zanker Road ste 203, San Jose, CA, 95134 United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Edmund Kelly (President) |
| Products | solar (PV) kites |
| Website | stratosolar.com |
The current concept, "StratoSolar PV" envisions photovoltaic cells lifted above the clouds by means of lighter-than-air gas bags,[2] with up to 3.5X more power produced (per unit area) than ground-based solar arrays due to better exposure and also lower operating temperature.[3]
The original concept was to concentrate and direct light concentrated by a buoyant cassegrain reflector telescope structure down a buoyant reflective pipe [4] to the ground for use in conventional steam turbine power generation
