Solar thermal intelligence/ 01

Cool smarter.
Draw less.

SolarStar Energy adds a high-temperature thermal layer to VRF and air-based chillers — turning the sun into a measurable reduction in compressor work.

Designed around the plant you already operate

Solar thermal panels on an industrial rooftop
+ solar assist
Field array / live view
Active
Thermal response model

Est. compressor load

42%

38°C ambient

24° mild44° peak

45%

Peak load relief

58°C

Thermal lift

800 TR

Scalable capacity

24/7

Plant-ready controls

How the system works/ 03

Engineering the gap between sun and load.

SolarStar does not ask your plant to become something new. We add a measured thermal path to the equipment already carrying the load.

Control principle

Solar energy enters upstream, compressor work drops downstream.

  1. 01

    Map the load

    We read your capacity, operating hours, roof, and control strategy.

  2. 02

    Model the thermal path

    Our engineers size the collector field around real chiller behavior.

  3. 03

    Integrate in phases

    Start with the highest-value loop, then expand without reworking the plant.

  4. 04

    Measure the delta

    Live instrumentation shows what your solar thermal layer is contributing.

Built for real cooling/ 04

The same sun. A different thermal strategy for every plant.

VRF buildings

Pre-condition the loop and soften compressor peaks across distributed tenant zones.

45% peak-load relief

Air-based chillers

Put stable thermal energy upstream of the condenser for more predictable hot-weather output.

32% annual offset

Hybrid plants

Connect mixed cooling assets to one solar thermal layer that expands with the site.

800 TR scalable

Field signal/ 05

When the sun is working, your compressors do not have to.

A 240-ton mixed-use installation used a phased thermal assist strategy to flatten its hottest afternoon demand window — without replacing a single primary chiller.

240 TR site · 1,420 MWh offset

Peak demand

−38%

during the 14:00–17:00 window

CO₂ avoided

612 t

modeled over 10 years

Project assessment/ 06

Let’s find your thermal opportunity.

Share the shape of your cooling plant. We will come back with the first view of where a solar thermal layer can do the most work.

Input
Your plant data
Output
Thermal opportunity map
Response
Within one working week

Sizing signal

Tell us about the site

No sales automation. Your details stay with the SolarStar Energy project team.

Field notes/ 07

Good questions lead to better systems.

No. SolarStar is designed as a thermal assist layer around existing VRF and air-based chiller infrastructure, helping the plant work less at peak conditions.