The Saudis are finding carbon-friendly ways to power industry
“GlassPoint[’s]...new regional manufacturing facility will supply both the Saudis and nearby countries with solar parts.”
What the press are saying
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Vedanta Plans to Invest $2 Billion on Saudi Copper Projects
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Sunshine, Mirrors And Steam: Meet The Company Quickly Decarbonizing The $444 Billion Industrial Heat Market
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The Saudis are finding carbon-friendly ways to power industry
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After reaching a peak valuation north of $400 million in its first incarnation, the solar-generated steam producer is back as a smaller company with a new strategy
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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is an investor in American solar steam producer GlassPoint and this week joined the advisory board that will help the revived company pivot toward a new strategy selling clean energy solutions to mining and manufacturing companies
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Former Australian PM and Alcoa COO appointed to solar energy company advisory board
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World’s biggest solar thermal plant to be built in Saudi Arabia
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In the desert, these sprawling greenhouses help decarbonize heavy industry
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Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina
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“GlassPoint’s largest and most ambitious project to date – the 1 GW Miraah project in Oman – has hit each of its intermediate milestones on time and on budget, despite being sited in a very challenging and remote area. For a start-up to take on such an ambitious project and to deliver on its promises, rather than providing a stream of excuses and delays, is…refreshing.”
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“Called Miraah, which means “mirror” in Arabic, the $600 million, 1,021-megawatt solar-thermal facility...will comprise 36 glasshouse modules and will generate an average of 6,000 tons of solar steam daily”
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“One of the world’s largest solar farms is planned for the deserts of the Persian Gulf country Oman. But unlike most solar plants that produce electricity to power homes and buildings, the gigantic solar farm will use the sun’s rays to create steam”
Press Releases
Leader in decarbonizing industrial process heat also teams with Cox as technical and delivery partner to build the world's largest industrial solar thermal project
- Nov, 26, 2024
Ma'aden and GlassPoint Unveil Plans to Build Solar Thermal Technology Showcase
First phase of project development for world's largest industrial solar thermal project
- Jan, 11, 2024
GlassPoint Unveils Technology Advancements Reducing Solar Steam Costs by 30%
Unify storage system and redesigned structure enable lower-cost, zero-carbon, 24/7 industrial heat for the only solar steam solution proven at scale
- Dec, 14, 2023
GlassPoint partners with MISA to build a solar manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
The factory will provide supply chain resilience for the world's largest solar thermal project, help diversify the Kingdom's economy and deepen regional leadership as a technology export hub
- Oct, 25, 2023
GlassPoint Accelerates Momentum, Adding Industry Veterans and Unveiling Solar Technology Center
Industrial solar thermal leader appoints new chairman and board member, opens solar development headquarters in Stuttgart
- Sept. 27, 2023
GlassPoint Closes $8M Series A to Help Industry Meet Pressing Net-Zero Goals
300PPM leads investment in the only proven solution to decarbonize process heat at scale
- July 31, 2023
GlassPoint appoints award-winning solar industry expert as Chief Technology Officer
Markus Balz to accelerate GlassPoint’s mission to decarbonize the $444 billion industrial process heat market
- November 29, 2022
Sustainable Finance Executive Named GlassPoint’s Chief Commercial Officer
Jacob Drejer joins decarbonization leader to help industrial companies meet net-zero commitments
- September 15, 2022
Former Australian Prime Minister and Former Alcoa COO Join GlassPoint's Advisory Board
New advisory board members will help solar steam leader meet the soaring demand for industrial decarbonization
- July 20, 2022
MA’ADEN and GlassPoint sign a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to develop the world’s largest solar process steam plant
Saudi Arabia's leading mining company signs an MOU to facilitate the study to develop the first solar steam project in the kingdom to decarbonize MA’ADEN’s alumina refinery
- June 2, 2022
Glasspoint delivers the lowest cost steam for industrial processes
GlassPoint’s solar technology is specifically designed to harness the sun’s energy to generate the steam required by industrial processes, seamlessly integrating into existing operations.