HelioCore collects, concentrates, and routes natural sunlight through buildings using smart mirror junctions and reflective conduits. Deliver light where it's needed — to any room, any plant, any solar panel.
See How It Works ↓AI data centers, electric vehicles, and growing populations are driving electricity demand to record highs. Solar is our best answer — but millions of panels and buildings can't capture the light they need.
HelioCore works like electrical conduit — but carries concentrated sunlight instead of current. Small tubes, standard fittings, installed by electricians with tools they already own.
Polycarbonate Fresnel lens array on a sun-tracking mount concentrates sunlight into a powerful, focused beam. Wind sensors auto-protect the array in storms.
The beam travels through small (1-2") reflective-lined conduits routed through walls and ceilings — just like running electrical wire. Fits through standard stud holes.
Precision mirrors at 90-degree junctions redirect the beam around corners. Smart servo control enables programmable light routing to different rooms on a schedule.
Inline relay lenses refocus the beam at intervals — like camera optics — preserving intensity over long runs. Installer-adjustable, no electronics needed.
Output diffusers distribute natural light to rooms, plants, or solar panels. A pan/tilt mechanism can mimic the sun's arc for optimal plant growth.
Boost output from shaded, north-facing, or poorly positioned solar panels by routing concentrated sunlight directly to them. No rewiring, no relocating panels. Just more photons where they're needed.
Deliver full-spectrum sunlight including UV to shaded growing zones, lower shelves in vertical farms, and high-value crops. Real sunlight outperforms LED grow lights — the spectrum plants evolved for.
Natural sunlight with UV-B enables vitamin D synthesis, regulates circadian rhythms, and improves mood. 10M+ Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder. HelioCore brings real sunlight to windowless spaces.
Apartments, row houses, historic buildings, and commercial spaces shadowed by high-rises. Collect light from any sun-facing surface and distribute it throughout the structure.
Every component is designed around one principle: an electrician with standard tools can install this in a day.
1-2" tubes route through walls like electrical conduit. Standard hole saw, standard fittings, invisible in finished buildings.
Servo-controlled mirrors at standardized 90-degree turns route light to different rooms on a programmable schedule. One collector, many destinations.
Camera-style refocusing lenses maintain beam intensity over long runs. Installer-adjustable, twist-to-focus like binoculars. No electronics.
Anemometer-triggered auto-rotation turns the collector edge-on in high winds. Resumes tracking when safe. The system protects itself.
Polycarbonate Fresnel lenses and UV-grade relay elements preserve the full solar spectrum — including ultraviolet wavelengths critical for plant growth.
Light sensors at every output auto-tune mirror angles for maximum throughput. Self-calibrating at sunrise. The system gets smarter over time.
Portland, Oregon inventor with a B.S. in Chemistry, physics and optics coursework, and a background in embedded systems engineering. Two-time OMSI Science Fair featured inventor. EPA-certified HVAC technician.
HelioCore is part of the Core family of engineering ventures, alongside StabilityCore — an active seismic isolation system for earthquake protection.
"Every building has sunlight hitting it that goes to waste. HelioCore captures it and puts it to work."
Every watt counts. HelioCore captures sunlight that's already hitting your building and puts it to work — no new panels, no new wiring, no new grid capacity.
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