What the StratoSolar system does
- Produces electricity from PV that is cheaper than electricity from natural gas or coal without needing government subsidies
- Integrated low cost gravity energy storage provides both night time and fully dispatch-able 24 hour electricity
- Weather independent, predictable, 24 hour available, photo-voltaic (PV) solar power needs no fossil fuel generation backup capacity
- Locations near urban areas help reduce transmission costs
- Locations up to Latitude 55 can produce market competitive PV electricity
- Electricity in utility scale systems from 5 Mega Watts (MW) to many Giga Watts (GW) in modular increments
- Rapid rate of construction and incremental deployment
- Small 5MW systems ideal for isolated small islands and remote communities dependent on diesel generation
- Small systems ideal for wireless communication platforms, particularly in the developing world