Decarbonizing industry with concentrated sunlight
Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company unlocking the power of sunlight to replace fossil fuels. LEARN MOREWATCH THE VIDEOCost-effectively replacing fossil fuels solves the world’s CO2 problem and Heliogen is developing the technology to do just that.
On-Demand Renewable Energy
Our Solutions

HelioHeat™

HelioPower™

HelioFuel™
Heliogen’s technology will cost-effectively deliver near-24/7 carbon-free energy in the form of heat, power, or green hydrogen fuel at scale.
How it Works
The baseline system will provide industrial-grade heat capable of replacing fossil fuels in industrial processes including the production of cement, steel, and petrochemicals.
Heliogen’s technology will also enable power generation through the addition of a supercritical CO2 turbine, and green hydrogen fuel production in combination with an electrolyzer.
Our Technology is

Sustainable
Uses sunlight – an infinitely renewable source – to power industry.

Scientifically Proven
Developed by scientists and engineers from Caltech, MIT, and other premier institutions.

Modular
Available in 5-megawatt (MW) modules, scalable to hundreds of MWs.

Cost-Effective
Become a Customer
We are partnering with organizations looking to lead the charge in finding clean, cost-effective ways to power their industrial processes while simultaneously reducing their carbon footprint.
Be among the world’s first to deploy Heliogen’s breakthrough technology.
Our Team

Bill Gross
Founder & CEO
Bill is the founder of more than 150 companies over the last 30 years. Bill has a mechanical engineering degree from Caltech and his specialty is solar energy.
Executive Committee

Christie Obiaya
Chief Financial Officer &
Head of Executive Committee
Christie brings experience in building some of the world’s most complex energy projects, most recently serving as CFO and head of strategy for Bechtel Energy. She holds engineering and business degrees from MIT.

Tom Doyle
Chief Commercial Officer
Tom has extensive experience in the renewable energy industry, most recently as CEO of NRG’s renewable energy business. Prior to NRG, Tom led the team that developed the Ivanpah project, the largest concentrated solar project in the United States.

Paul Gauche
Executive VP Engineering
Paul has extensive experience managing engineering organizations at Intel, Siemens-Mentor Graphics, and Sandia National Laboratories. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and was founding director of the Stellenbosch University CSP research group.

Andy Lambert
Chief Production & Supply Chain Officer
With extensive experience delivering high-quality products large scale low cost, Andy led the manufacturing of one of BMW’s fastest-selling cars (the Mini) and SpaceX rockets.
Executive Staff

Debbie Chen
General Counsel
With over 20 years of legal experience, most recently as Idealab’s General Counsel, Debbie has advised over 100 companies and helped manage more than 300 financings and 20 acquisitions.

Galen Chin
SVP of Global Supply Chain
Galen is a battle-tested supply chain executive with over 23 years of experience at Ford, SpaceX, and Honeywell. As Chief Procurement Officer for Honeywell’s Safety and Productivity Solutions Business during the COVID-19 pandemic, Galen led the ramp-up of N95 mask production from 5 million to 1.2 billion annually.

Michelle Cobb
SVP Marketing
Michelle is a Silicon Valley executive with extensive experience in scaling go-to-market strategy and sales pipeline for growth-stage technology companies. Michelle brings a customer- and results-oriented approach to attract and engage global customers.

Tanya Peterson
SVP People Operations
Tanya is a senior Human Resources leader who translates business vision into HR initiatives that improve performance, growth, and employee engagement and translates visions and strategies into actionable goals.

Steve Schell
Chief Scientist
Steve is a mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience in R&D and commercialization of new technologies spanning solar energy, robotics, and 3D printing.
Press Releases

City of Lancaster Announces Collaboration with Heliogen to Produce Green Hydrogen
MOU between the parties seeks to build a clean hydrogen generation facility to support Lancaster’s vision to become a model for hydrogen production in the U.S. LANCASTER, Calif. – November 7, 2022 – The City of Lancaster today announced the signing of a memorandum of...

Heliogen, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial and Operational Results; Reports Commercial Progress on Green Hydrogen Initiatives
PASADENA, CA, November 7, 2022 – Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrating solar energy technology, today provided its third quarter 2022 financial results. Third Quarter 2022 Highlights Selected to receive a $4.1 million...

Heliogen, Inc. Schedules Release of Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Conference Call
Pasadena, CA – October 27, 2022 – Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, today announced that it will release financial and operating results for the third quarter 2022 after the market close on Monday,...

Heliogen Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Award to Demonstrate First-of-its-Kind Design for Decarbonizing Cement Manufacturing
$4.1 million award granted to Heliogen for R&D into pathway for commercial implementation of solar thermal calciner PASADENA, Calif., October 24, 2022 — Heliogen, Inc. (Heliogen) (NYSE: HLGN), a renewable energy technology company utilizing concentrated sunlight...

Heliogen Announces Appointment of Industrial Energy Transition Veteran Barbara Burger to Board of Directors
PASADENA, CA, September 14, 2022 – Heliogen, Inc. (NYSE: HLGN), a renewable energy technology company utilizing concentrated sunlight and thermal storage to decarbonize industry, today announced the appointment of Barbara J. Burger, PhD, as a member of the Board of...

Heliogen, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial And Operational Results; Reports Progress On Scale Up Of Long Beach Facility
Reaffirms 2022 Guidance PASADENA, CA, August 10, 2022 – Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology, today provided its second quarter 2022 financial and operational results and reaffirmed its...
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