Impacts Renewable Energy
Impacts Renewable Energy is a Brisbane-based solar thermal technology company that delivers industrial-grade concentrated solar heat up to 400°C to agribusiness, mining, and manufacturing customers via its patented Perflection collector range, integrating proprietary software, thermal storage, and Heat-as-a-Service commercial models.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersBrisbane , QLD, Australia
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Impacts Renewable Energy does
Impacts Renewable Energy is a Brisbane, Australia-based solar thermal technology company that designs, manufactures, and integrates Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) systems for industrial process heat applications. Founded formally in 2019 by Trevor Powell, who began developing the underlying technology in 2007, the company develops and commercialises the patented Perflection family of solar collectors — Perflection Mini (250°C, 10 Bar), Perflection MIDI (350°C, 40 Bar), Perflection Gen 8 (400°C, 40 Bar), and Perflection Ultra (400°C, half the thickness and weight of a comparable PV panel). The collectors use a planar arrangement of confocal parabolic mirror facets to concentrate sunlight onto a central receiver tube, claimed to deliver equivalent thermal performance to standard parabolic trough designs at substantially lower installed cost. Target output is industrial-grade 'Green Heat' up to 400°C for large-scale agricultural and industrial processes, including process heat and steam, water pumping, desalination, mine dewatering, chilling, drying, electricity generation, and waste-to-energy.
The product platform extends beyond the core collectors into a proprietary software stack and complementary thermal and process technologies. ISIS simulates solar irradiance and forecasts site-specific energy yield, validated to within 3% against the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory's System Advisor Model; IMED computes output for Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) desalination operations; and ITRAC is a microprocessor-based sun-tracking controller that removes dependence on third-party PLCs. Supporting products include Sun-Tap (solar water pumping via close-coupled mechanical-drive steam turbine), Sun-Dry (grain drying replacing non-renewable fuels), Sun-Stor ('Thermal Matrix' storage using low-cost industrial minerals at higher round-trip efficiency than batteries), and SEWER (hydrothermal carbonisation/liquefaction/gasification of organic waste to bio-coal, biodiesel, biogas, syngas). Impacts integrates its CST collectors with commercial-off-the-shelf equipment — heat exchangers, Rankine cycle turbines, refrigeration modules — to deliver complete end-to-end systems for process heat and steam, chilling and refrigeration, water remediation, drying, and electricity generation; green hydrogen via solar thermal steam electrolysis is under development.
Impacts generates revenue across four streams: hardware sales of Perflection collectors and GREENoneTEC flat-plate panels up to 95°C (the latter supplied via partnership with the European market leader), professional design and engineering services, Build-Own-Operate-Maintain contracts, and a Heat-as-a-Service (HAAS) subscription model with zero capital outlay for the customer. Direct enterprise field sales target large-scale agricultural and industrial operations with high process heat requirements, particularly remote and rural facilities where fossil fuel logistics are costly. Primary customer segments are agribusiness and food production (grain drying, rendering, refrigeration, distillation) and mining and resources (mineral processing, dewatering, tailings treatment); secondary segments are water treatment/desalination and general manufacturing. Pricing is positioned 30-70% below natural gas, LPG, diesel and oil, 40% below competing parabolic trough technology, and reportedly cost-competitive with coal. Strategic partnerships with Alfa Laval, GREENoneTEC, Yara and MGA Thermal anchor supply-chain and integration reach, and the company is actively expanding into green hydrogen, waste-to-energy and circular-economy applications.
Impacts Renewable Energy firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Impacts Renewable Energy
- Legal name
- Impacts Renewable Energy
- Website
- https://impacts.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Impacts Renewable Energy is a Brisbane-based solar thermal technology company that delivers industrial-grade concentrated solar heat up to 400°C to agribusiness, mining, and manufacturing customers via its patented Perflection collector range, integrating proprietary software, thermal storage, and Heat-as-a-Service commercial models.
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- akta.pro rank
Impacts Renewable Energy industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Solar Thermal Process Heat
- NAICS
- Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)
- SIC
- Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Solar Thermal & CSP Systems (Collectors, Receivers, Thermal Storage, CSP EPC) (EUAMABAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Solar Design, Engineering & Performance Software (PV Modeling, Digital Twins, Monitoring) (EUAMABAH), Solar Mounting, Racking, Trackers & Structural BOS Manufacturing (EUAMAHAC), Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB), Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) EPC (EUAEAAAH)
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Where Impacts Renewable Energy is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brisbane , QLD
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices1 record
Markets served
Impacts Renewable Energy business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Solar Thermal Equipment Sales: Sale of Perflection concentrated solar thermal collectors including Mini (250°C), Midi (350°C), and Gen 8 (400°C) models, along with GREENoneTEC flat-plate collectors for lower temperature applications.
- Design and Engineering Services: Professional services including design, engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning of solar thermal systems.
- Build, Own, Operate, Maintain: Company builds, owns, operates, and maintains solar thermal installations for customers under long-term agreements.
- Heat as a Service (HAAS): Zero capital cost model where customers pay for heat delivered, eliminating upfront capital investment while providing guaranteed cost savings.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Industrial-Grade Green Heat at temperatures up to 400°C |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Impacts Renewable Energy product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Impacts develops, manufactures and sells proprietary Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) collectors under the Perflection brand — planar-format confocal parabolic mirror panels available in Mini (250°C), MIDI (350°C), Gen 8 (400°C) and Ultra (400°C, in prototype) configurations — that capture and concentrate sunlight to deliver industrial-grade green heat up to 400°C for process steam, refrigeration, water pumping, drying, desalination, electricity generation and waste-to-energy applications. The company supplies complete integrated systems combining its collectors with proprietary software (ISIS, ITRAC, IMED), thermal storage (Sun-Stor), GREENoneTEC flat-plate panels, and COTS equipment, and offers Heat-as-a-Service (HAAS) and Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) commercial models to agribusiness, mining, water and general industrial customers.
Product overview
Impacts Renewable Energy is a solar thermal specialist offering a modular portfolio of Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) products and integrated systems. The core product family is the patented Perflection range of solar thermal collectors — Perflection Mini (rated to 250°C), Perflection MIDI (350°C), Perflection Gen 8 (400°C), and Perflection Ultra (400°C, half the weight/thickness of PV panels, in prototype). These collectors are paired with proprietary software tools (ISIS for solar yield simulation, ITRAC for sun tracking, IMED for MED desalination calculations) and thermal storage (Sun-Stor) to deliver 24/7 industrial-grade 'Green Heat' for process steam, chilling, water pumping, drying, electricity generation, and waste-to-energy. The company also integrates commercial-off-the-shelf equipment (heat exchangers, Rankine cycle turbines, refrigeration modules) into complete end-to-end solutions. Supporting products include GREENoneTEC flat-plate panels (up to 95°C), Sun-Tap water pumping, Sun-Dry grain drying, and the SEWER waste-to-fuel technology under research. Development is underway for green hydrogen production via solar thermal steam electrolysis. Services span design, procurement, installation, commissioning, build-own-operate, and Heat-as-a-Service.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Perflection®: Patented concentrated solar thermal collector technology available in Mini (250°C), Midi (350°C), Gen 8, and Ultra (400°C) models
- ISIS©
- IMED©
- ITRAC©
- Sun-Tap©
- Sun-Stor©
- Sun-Dry©
- SEWER™
Products and services
- Perflection Gen 8 Concentrated Solar Thermal Collector Industrial-grade concentrated solar thermal collector rated up to 400°C and 40 Bar, designed for large-scale power generation, high-efficiency thermal cooling and refrigeration, very high temperature industrial processes, large-scale cogeneration and trigeneration, and desalination. Claims the lowest installed cost per kW and half the weight of competing parabolic trough technology.
- Perflection MIDI Concentrated Solar Thermal Collector High-grade process heat and steam collector rated up to 350°C and 40 Bar, for industry and agribusiness including high-value steam for abattoirs, grain flaking, air conditioning, refrigeration, thermal cooling, industrial distillation, zero liquid discharge systems and pharmaceutical processes.
- Perflection MINI Concentrated Solar Thermal Collector Low-cost heat and steam collector rated to 250°C and 10 Bar, for medium temperature industrial and agribusiness needs including air conditioning, refrigeration, boiling water for sterilisation, rendering, grain flaking, food processing, drying and desalination.
- Perflection Ultra High-Temperature CST Panel World's first high-temperature concentrated solar thermal panel able to reach 400°C, same size but half the thickness and half the weight of a photovoltaic panel. Undergoing advanced prototype manufacture and commercialisation.
- ISIS Solar Intensity Simulation Software Proprietary software for simulating solar intensity and forecasting energy yield at a particular site. Validated against the NREL System Advisor Model (SAM) and able to predict solar radiation, sunrise/sunset, declination and inclination angles to within 3% accuracy.
- ITRAC Solar Tracking Controller and Software Proprietary software and auto-controller hardware for tracking the sun and positioning Perflection modules during operation. Uses a purpose-designed microprocessor-based auto-controller that eliminates reliance on expensive third-party PLC hardware.
- IMED Multiple Effect Distillation Calculator Proprietary calculator for determining output from Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) operations using solar energy.
- Sun-Stor Thermal Matrix Storage Proprietary 'Thermal Matrix' thermal storage solution for industrial markets using abundant, benign and low-cost industrial minerals. Delivers substantially higher efficiency than batteries with high energy density for high-volume storage to enable 24/7 operation.
- Sun-Tap Solar Water Pumping Solution
Quantifiable outcome
- 30-70% cost reduction compared to natural gas, LPG, diesel and oil
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Impacts Renewable Energy
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Impacts Renewable Energy technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Impacts Renewable Energy partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- GREENoneTECcorePartnership with GREENoneTEC, the world's largest solar thermal flat-plate collector manufacturer based in Austria. GREENoneTEC is market leader in Europe with manufacturing capability of 1.6 million m² of collectors annually and 80% of all large-scale European solar thermal plants using their collector technology. Partnership supplies flat-plate collectors operating up to 95°C for hot water applications.
- University of Southern QueenslandcorePartnership established in 2022 to jointly research solar thermal applications and solutions, and established Impacts' testing laboratory. Also partnered through the SIMPLE Hub for Sustainable Industry Manufacturing.
- University of Western AustraliaminorPartnership established in 2013 for their patented Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) technology used in desalination applications.
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)minorPartnership started in 2018 to support solar thermal technology development.
- Alfa LavalcorePartnership established in 2018 leveraging Alfa Laval's global capability in delivering sophisticated water treatment solutions. Integrates with Impacts' CST systems.
- YaracorePartnership started in 2021 for Yara's patented Yara MOST ternary molten solar salt technology for thermal storage applications.
- MGA ThermalcorePartnership established in 2022 for MGA Thermal's patented Miscibility Gap Alloys (MGA) thermal storage solution. Complements Impacts' thermal storage offerings.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Impacts Renewable Energy competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- GREENoneTEC: GREENoneTEC is the world's largest manufacturer of solar thermal flat-plate collectors and an Impacts partner. While not a direct competitor, it is a key technology supplier and adjacent player in the solar thermal ecosystem.
Broad incumbents
- Abengoa Solar: Abengoa is a long-established EPC player in CSP plant development and construction (parabolic trough, tower). It operates at utility scale and serves as a broader incumbent in the solar thermal EPC space where Impacts competes.
- Acciona Energia Solar: Acciona is a global renewable energy incumbent with CSP utility-scale plants (e.g., Solana, Noor). Broad incumbent competitor in concentrated solar thermal, though primarily utility-scale rather than industrial distributed.
Direct peers
- Aalborg CSP: Aalborg CSP supplies concentrated solar power and thermal energy storage solutions for industrial process heat and power generation. Highly comparable to Impacts on technology type (CST collectors plus thermal storage) and target applications.
- BrightSource Energy: BrightSource designs and builds concentrated solar thermal (solar tower) plants for utility-scale power generation and industrial heat. Comparable on the underlying CST technology platform even though typically at larger utility scale than Impacts' distributed industrial focus.
- GlassPoint Solar: GlassPoint builds solar thermal steam generators for industrial applications including enhanced oil recovery and industrial process heat. Direct peer to Impacts in concentrated solar thermal for industrial steam and heat applications.
- Heliogen: Heliogen is a US-based concentrated solar thermal company focused on delivering high-temperature industrial process heat without fossil fuels. It is the closest direct competitor to Impacts' Perflection range, targeting similar industrial customers with similar high-temperature CST solutions.
- SolarReserve / Energy Storage Holdings: SolarReserve developed CSP plants with molten salt thermal storage, directly comparable to Impacts' Gen 8 and Sun-Stor thermal storage approach for industrial-grade heat at scale.
- Baseload Capital: BaseloadCapital invests in and develops small modular CSP plants for industrial heat and power customers. Direct peer in delivering industrial-grade CST solutions to off-grid and remote customers.
Emerging players
- Rondo Energy: Rondo Energy delivers industrial heat and power using thermal storage and clean energy sources (electrical and thermal). Comparable target market (industrial process heat decarbonisation) with an adjacent storage-centric approach.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
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Profiles7 records
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Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Impacts Renewable Energy
What does Impacts Renewable Energy do?
Impacts develops, manufactures and sells proprietary Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) collectors under the Perflection brand — planar-format confocal parabolic mirror panels available in Mini (250°C), MIDI (350°C), Gen 8 (400°C) and Ultra (400°C, in prototype) configurations — that capture and concentrate sunlight to deliver industrial-grade green heat up to 400°C for process steam, refrigeration, water pumping, drying, desalination, electricity generation and waste-to-energy applications. The company supplies complete integrated systems combining its collectors with proprietary software (ISIS, ITRAC, IMED), thermal storage (Sun-Stor), GREENoneTEC flat-plate panels, and COTS equipment, and offers Heat-as-a-Service (HAAS) and Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) commercial models to agribusiness, mining, water and general industrial customers.
Is Impacts Renewable Energy a public or private company?
Impacts Renewable Energy is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Impacts Renewable Energy founded?
Impacts Renewable Energy was founded in 2019. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Impacts Renewable Energy based?
Impacts Renewable Energy is headquartered in Brisbane , QLD, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Impacts Renewable Energy make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Solar Thermal Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are design and Engineering Services, build, Own, Operate, Maintain and heat as a Service (HAAS).
Who are Impacts Renewable Energy's main competitors?
GREENoneTEC is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Abengoa Solar and Acciona Energia Solar. Direct peers are Aalborg CSP, BrightSource Energy, GlassPoint Solar, Heliogen, SolarReserve / Energy Storage Holdings and Baseload Capital. Rondo Energy is listed as an emerging player.
Does Impacts Renewable Energy have an API?
No public API is recorded for Impacts Renewable Energy.
What industry is Impacts Renewable Energy in?
Impacts Renewable Energy's product category is Industrial Solar Thermal Process Heat. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAMABAL, Solar Thermal & CSP Systems (Collectors, Receivers, Thermal Storage, CSP EPC), with a secondary code of EUAMABAH, Solar Design, Engineering & Performance Software (PV Modeling, Digital Twins, Monitoring). Its NAICS code is 333414 and its SIC code is 3433.