Rethinking solar energy harvesting
Rethinking solar energy harvesting
Rethinking solar energy harvesting
Rethinking solar energy harvesting
Redefining the meaning of solar energy harvesting
Making solar the only renewable option
Making solar the only renewal option
Making solar the only renewable option
Making solar the only renewable option
No borders. No barriers. No limits.
No borders. No barriers. No limits.
No borders. No barriers. No limits
No borders. No barriers. No limits
Our purpose
To accelerate the global transition to zero carbon energy through the development of a new class of solar technology
The problem with solar today
Low efficiency
Average 18% sun-to-electricity
conversion efficiency
Binary technology
Single platform providing either baseload or dispatchable power
Cell degradation
Environment decreases PV cell performance by 0.25-1.30% per year
Intermittent supply
Production limited by sunlight hours, geographic location and cloud cover
Thermally limited
Current thermal storage is limited by temperatures of ~600°C
Non-upgradable
Expensive and complex to
upgrade cells/modules once installed
Limiting warming to 1.5ºC is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics but doing so would require unprecedented changes.
Jim Skea, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Working Group III (focussed on mitigating climate change)
Source: Tom DiChristopher, 7th October 2018, UN climate change panel says 'unprecedented' action needed to prevent rapid global warming, CNBC
It’s a line in the sand and what it says to our species is that this is the moment and we must act now.
Debra Roberts, a co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Working Group II (focussed on impacts of climate change)
Source: Jonathan Watts, 8th October 2018, We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN, The Guardian
Our solution
High efficiency
Average of 38% sun-to-electricity
conversion efficiency
Hybrid technology
Single platform providing both baseload and dispatchable power
Low degradation
Cells shielded from the environment substantially reduce degradation
Consistent supply
Provides round the clock power generation
Thermally optimised
Orenko's thermal storage can store at temperatures of up to 1000°C
Upgradable cells
Once installed cells can be easily replaced with latest technology
Why now?
At no other time in history has both the need and the opportunity for a renewable revolution been so great
The Paris Agreement
signed by 195 countries
to tackle global warming
and drive the global shift
to renewable energy
United Nations adopted
Sustainable Development Goals to tackle global warming and drive the global shift to renewable energy for all (SDG7)
G7 declaration
requires energy sector transformation by 2050
and accelerated access to renewable energy in Africa and other developing countries
International Solar Alliance launched uniting 120 countries to accelerate
solar deployment
African Renewable
Energy Initiative
launched to achieve
300 gigawatts (GW)
of renewable capacity
by 2030
6.5 million companies
in 130 countries pledged
to transition to low-carbon
climate-resilient economy
The Paris Agreement signed by 195 countries to tackle global warming
and drive the global shift to renewable energy
United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals to tackle global warming and drive the global shift to renewable energy for all (SDG7)
G7 declaration requires energy sector transformation by 2050 and accelerated access to renewable energy in Africa and other developing countries
The International Solar Alliance launched uniting 120 countries to accelerate solar deployment
African Renewable Energy Initiative
launched to achieve 300 gigawatts (GW)
of renewable capacity by 2030
6.5 million companies in 130 countries pledged to transition to low-carbon
climate-resilient economy
The Paris Agreement
signed by 195 countries
to tackle global warming
and drive the global shift
to renewable energy
United Nations adopted
Sustainable Development Goals to tackle global warming and drive the global shift to renewable energy for all (SDG7)
G7 declaration
requires energy sector transformation by 2050
and accelerated access to renewable energy in Africa and other developing countries
International Solar Alliance launched uniting 120 countries to accelerate
solar deployment
African Renewable
Energy Initiative
launched to achieve
300 gigawatts (GW)
of renewable capacity
by 2030
6.5 million companies
in 130 countries pledged
to transition to low-carbon
climate-resilient economy
The Paris Agreement
signed by 195 countries to tackle global warming and drive the global shift to renewable energy
United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals to tackle global warming and drive the global shift to renewable energy for all (SDG7)
G7 declaration
requires energy sector transformation by 2050 and accelerated access to renewable energy in Africa and other developing countries
The International Solar Alliance launched uniting
120 countries to accelerate solar deployment
United Nations adopted to tackle global warming and drive the global shift to renewable energy for all (SDG7)
G7 declaration requires energy sector transformation by 2050 and accelerated access to renewable energy in Africa and other developing countries
Our target markets
Orenko’s primary target markets are in countries that receive higher levels of Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
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