Grounded in first principles. Proven in the field.
Concentrating solar heat, engineered and explained.
Planning your first solar thermal project? Schell Innovation Ventures helps industrial companies, utilities and governments turn sunlight into high-temperature heat and power, with clear advice from an engineer who has built the hardware.
Services
What I help with
Designing the whole system
Heliostat field, receiver, storage and your process, sized and operated as one plant.
Advising the buyer
Feasibility, specifications, RFPs and bid evaluation, on your side of the table.
Heliostat field engineering
Layout, tracking, optics and design reviews.
Advancing the state of the art
R&D projects, new technology development, and research roadmaps with national labs and innovators.
Startups and investors
Roadmaps, strategy and technical due diligence, in solar and beyond.
Why work with me
I’ve turned the wrenches and run the company.
I’ve spent 25 years building hardware, 15 of them in concentrating solar: as CTO of Heliogen, as VP of Engineering at eSolar and Amonix, and as lead of the national heliostat technology roadmap update. I’ve turned the wrenches and run the company, and I can explain both to your board.
Experience with
- Heliogen
- eSolar
- Amonix
- HelioCon (DOE Heliostat Consortium)
- National Laboratory of the Rockies
- Sandia National Laboratories
Let’s talk
Tell me about your project. A short note is the best way to start.