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ESolar

eSolar is a privately held company that develops concentrating solar power (CSP) plant technology. The company was founded by the Pasadena-based business incubator Idealab in 2007. The company aims to develop a low cost alternative to fossil fuels through a combination of small heliostats, modular architecture, and a high-precision sun-tracking system.…

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Founded
2007
Industry
Concentrating Solar Power Technology and Engineering
Headquarters
Burbank, California, United States
Key people
John Van Scoter (President & CEO) Bill Gross (Founder)
Type
Venture backed private

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Technology

Sierra SunTower

Molten salt-based solar plant

Partnerships

Recognition and awards

Investors

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ESolar

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples108
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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ESolar

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related to Recognition and awards · 15
ESolar → An, Arnold Schwarzenegger, August, Bill Gross, California, California's, In December, Pioneer, Sierra SunTower, Technology Pioneer, The, When, World Economic Forum, World Economic Forum's Technology, YouTube
related to Sierra SunTower · 13
ESolar → As, August, California, CSP, GE, In, Lancaster, MW Sierra SunTower, North America, SCE, Sierra SunTower, Southern California Edison, The
related to Molten salt-based solar plant · 11
ESolar → Babcock, Department, Each, Energy, MW, Sierra SunTower, Solar Two, The, Wilcox Power Generation Group, Wilcox's, With
related to NRG · 11
ESolar → Additionally, California, CSP, February, Inc, MW, NRG, NRG Energy, PPAs, Southwestern United States, The
related to Penglai Electric · 10
ESolar → China, China's, Chinese, CSP, In January, MW, Penglai Electric, Spring, The, Under
related to Performance Data from US Treasury Dept.- Performance Report and Certification Form · 9
ESolar → Aug, August, July, MegaWatt-hour, MWh, Sierra, Sierra SunTower, The, This
related to Investors · 7
ESolar → ACME Group, Google, Idealab, Investors, NRG Energy, Oak Investment Partners, Quercus Trust
related to Aalborg CSP A/S · 6
ESolar → Aalborg CSP, Coles, In December, SCS, Sundrop Farms Port Augusta, This
related to Ferrostaal · 6
ESolar → Ferrostaal, In February, South Africa, Spain, Under, United Arab Emirates
related to Module · 5
ESolar → In, MW, Plants, The, These

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Important terminology

solar power technology energy sierra 2010 suntower plant mw company design electricity csp heliostats field thermal receiver system california generation

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ESolarFounded20071.00infobox
ESolarHeadquartersBurbank, California, United States1.00infobox
ESolarIndustryConcentrating Solar Power Technology and Engineering1.00infobox
ESolarKey peopleJohn Van Scoter (President & CEO) Bill Gross (Founder)1.00infobox
ESolarTypeVenture backed private1.00infobox
ESolarWebsitewww.eSolar.com1.00infobox
ESolaris aprivately held company that develops concentrating solar power0.90text
ESolarrelated to Aalborg CSP A/SIn December0.60section
ESolarrelated to Aalborg CSP A/SAalborg CSP0.60section
ESolarrelated to Aalborg CSP A/SSCS0.60section
ESolarrelated to Aalborg CSP A/SSundrop Farms Port Augusta0.60section
ESolarrelated to Aalborg CSP A/SThis0.60section

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