PDAC + solar

Onshore, offshore, off-planet portable, configurable direct air capture micro-solar pods for swift decarbonization and reliable energy for today and beyond

SOSNA METELYK ™ is a new pre-seed multi-division clean energy hardware startup offering innovation in each category with business operations in Los Angeles, California, and manufacturing in Cherkasy, Ukraine. We serve the following market segments: solar energy production, CDR, clean engines, and space and aviation to the highest moral standards available to mankind.

product overview

passive DIRECT AIR capture

micro-solar pod

CDR potential: 2 tons of CO2 per year

CDR cost:

$50 per

metric ton

electricity Potential:

25,000 kWh

per year

Water Potential:

200 tons

per year

Calculations were made for the operation of a small unit in a continental climate, when the efficiency of the solar collector drops to 0.25 and air humidity of 10%

The pod uses a method of thermodynamic CDR via freezing with a high degree of conversion of solar energy into electrical energy. Precipitation-resistant solar concentrator inhibits accumulation of obstruction materials such as dirt particles and debris (dust, water, sand, moss, grime), preventing loss in power output. Degradation-resistant design delivers a consistently high yield year-over-year.

The kinematic design of the machine allows you to set any compression level even during operation.

Compatible with existing energy storage systems. Preserves the curb appeal and historic sites. Perfect for difficult terrain.

One pod occupies 3X less space than PV modules, saving at least 13 sq. meters needed for panels to achieve equal power.

Works in any temperature existing in nature. Ideal for cold climates (cold climates may be thermodynamically more favorable for CO2 separations).

thermodynamic method

of DIRECT AIR capture

method I: tandem

DIRECT AIR Capture + embedded Solar

(GENERATES electricity, cold, heat, water)

high output

The pod captures carbon dioxide directly from ambient air via a thermodynamic process. It operates on low-grade heat of the surrounding space at any temperature existing in nature. The physical properties of carbon dioxide are significantly different from the rest of the components in the air. At a temperature of 200K and low pressure, when oxygen and nitrogen are stable gases, carbon dioxide becomes liquid, or takes on the form of flakes. These fractions can be successfully separated from the gas.

The essence of the calculation process is as follows: a portion of air is sucked into the working chamber ➡ compressed ➡ fed into the heat exchanger ➡ cooled ➡ fed into another, large, working chamber ➡ expanded and supercooled to the conditions where carbon dioxide changes its state of aggregation and ➡ passing through a cyclone and separator, separated from the rest of the gases.

Along the way, atmospheric moisture develops, becoming frost. Air, now without carbon dioxide in it, remains cold enough to be used for air conditioning.

The air is compressed and fed into a high-temperature cavity installed at the focal point of the solar collector. From this hot cavity, heated air with high pressure is fed into the working chamber of the external circuit. There the air expands and performs its work by causing the compressor shaft and shaft-mounted electric generator to rotate.

method II: solo

DIRECT AIR Capture

(GENERATES electricity, cold, heat, water)

low output

The pod can work without solar energy, operating only on the heat of the pumped air. This method generates lower output. It's ideal for a wide range of household applications. For this reason, the unit is made with appropriate configurations tailored for direct-to-consumer domestic needs.

It will deliver heat for heating the home and cooking, water for drinking and washing, electrical energy for lighting and powering low-power appliances. In hot weather it will cool the room, creating comfortable conditions.

machine units

cyclone

separator

solar collector

hermetically airtight chambers

Hermetic tightness within the working chambers is achieved with labyrinth seals.

Complete tightness despite the fact that the movable volume-forming elements of the working chambers do not touch each other, do not require lubrication, do not pollute the pumped product, no energy is wasted on friction, as there is no mechanical friction.

According to the theory, “... in the case where the pressure in the sealed cavity cyclically fluctuates from a maximum to zero, a wave of gas rushing into the seal has a limited energy reserve, which can be completely dispersed in the seal. Under these conditions, labyrinth seals can provide practically complete tightness." - P. I. Orlov, “Fundamentals of Machine Design”, Ed. Engineering, 1988, p. 493.

motor-compressor

runs the pod

At present, the best version of the motor-compressor can be made according to the kinematic scheme of the rotary engine of the internal combustion (patent UA57724).

The absence of friction losses ensures a stable operation of the machine and compensates for reduced solar energy in cloudy or partly cloudy weather.

The motor-compressor has:

• Cylindrical frame with flanges
  
• Co-axially arranged synchronizing mechanism
  
• Rotating cylinders with blades
  
• Two contours of working chambers with four chambers in each circuit
  

More about this mechanism under ENGINE

duo desert force:

energy production + CO2 Removal

safe and effective carbon mining in deserts

The pod can be used to mine carbon from atmospheric dioxide in deserts. The pod's installation and operation would not threaten or remove desert wildlife or disrupt flora from optimal growth patterns. No bulldozing, deep digging or large solar farms would be needed.

The world’s largest desert would be capable of producing the planet’s energy needs many times over. Only 1.2% of the Sahara desert would be sufficient for all energy needs for less than the bail out cost of US banks in the previous recession.* The use of SOSNA METELYK pod brings that number well below 1% due to its surface area saving design, weatherability and cooling attributes.

Mitigating the climate conditions could lead to a greatly improved quality of life and economy in the Sahara, Arabian and other hot and cold deserts; changes must be approached with care.

* Mehran Moalem, PhD, UC Berkeley, Professor, Expert on Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Forbes "We Could Power The Entire World By Harnessing Solar Energy From 1% Of The Sahara"

installing pods in Antarctica to slow down the melting of ice

refrigeration mechanism optimized for maximum efficiency

Cooling and heating account for 50% to 90% of energy consumption in processing plants. Therefore, we place energy efficiency front and center to help industries with their swift technology transition.

SOSNA METELYK helps to eliminate the need for cooling towers and cooling ponds entirely.

Conditioner generates cold and electricity from running on the heat of the cooled air with the release of water and CO2 from it.

A large number of high-power machines installed in Greenland, Antarctica, high in the mountains, will slow down the melting of ice.

solar energy and mechanical replica of photosynthesis

Through a unique environmentally friendly direct air capture engineered solution, SOSNA METELYK offers an efficient form of negative emissions to maximize the value of solar energy and ensure resilient power.

solar concentrator resists dirt and maximizes output

Obstruction materials are not able to accumulate on the surface of the solar concentrator, therefore, nothing is distracting the light energy from reaching the solar collector. Whereas, dust accumulation of 5 mg/cm2 can result in almost 50% loss in solar panel power output. Such external resistances reduce solar photovoltaic performance. Maintenance requires the use of reverse osmosis deionized water, while grime can still build up over time.

The precipitation-resistant solar concentrator is made of 0.5 mm thick polished stainless steel sheet with dimensions of 2m by 2m, i.e. 4m2. At the focal point of the concentrator, a U-shaped tube is installed (inverted) made of copper. It is also a source of heat. A portion of compressed air from the chamber of the inner circuit, passing through this tube, heats up and its pressure increases. Then it is fed into the working chamber of the outer circuit, where it generates power.

SOSNA METELYK is designed to be low maintenance and precipitation resistant. It is an excellent solution for states like Florida and other areas with high humidity and precipitation where solar panels are underperforming by a large margin.

pod uses and industry application

Micro solar with macro reach: the pod offers a versatile and resilient utility ranging from personal to industrial use. It creates an easy access to clean energy transition for every individual and every household.

power output and space-saving calculations

The Sun sends us energy with a power of 1 kW to each square meter of the surface. The output from SOSNA METELYK pod depends on the area of the mirror installed inside and can generate the amount of electrical energy equal to tens and upward of hundreds of solar panels.

The pilot model uses a mirror made of a thin sheet of polished stainless steel measuring 4 sq. meters. The mirror follows the Sun, keeping the source of heat in focus throughout the daylight hours.

With an efficiency of 0.5, 10 hours of summer time will produce 4kW x 10h x 0.5 = 20 kWh of electrical energy. One pod with a mirror of 4 sq. meters is equal to an installation of 78 solar panels of 260 watt, totaling to around $58,600 of upfront cost.

SOSNA METELYK also prevents the loss of output that impacts solar panels over time, called degradation (typically 1%-2% in year one followed by 0.5% per year), thus ensuring a high yield year-over-year.

An average solar panel of 200 watt covers an area of 1.3 square meters. The area needed for such panels to match the power output from one SOSNA METELYK pod will be 2 / 0.2 x 1.3 - 13 sq. meters - three times more area than the pod occupies.

The calculation for the industrial sector is the same. For example, in order to have 100 kilowatts of power, it is necessary to make a mirror with an area 100 / 0.5 equal to 200 sq. meters, find a suitable platform, such as a square shape with a side of 15 meters.

This is a critical solution for countries like Japan and other areas of the globe where physical space limitations pose installation or esthetical challenges for other clean energy systems.

With its weatherability and space-saving design, SOSNA METELYK ideally blends into any landscape to help preserve historic cities around the world.

simple home installation, compatible with storage systems

residential use and energy storage

This power supply is completely decentralized. The machine has a rotating rotor, its noise is at the level of a home refrigerator. It will not penetrate into the room from the yard, for example. The pod will work very well on balconies, patios, blank walls, especially if facing south, and also on rooftops.

One machine of appropriate power is enough for residential needs. If the house or estate is very large, and in order not to pull the wires far, or for other reasons, the needed quantity can be supplied.

The pod is compatible with existing batteries available on the market and connects to the energy storage by a cable.

The machine will power the home circuit and keep the battery charged automatically, safely for the user.

No special technical knowledge is required to operate the pod. User manual provides easy-to-follow instructions, even your dog can do it.

mechanical and natural carbon rebalancing in parallel

carbon zero manufacturing

In line with a sustainable circular economy, SOSNA METELYK is committed to pursuing carbon-neutral production and minimizing embedded emissions in supply chain. A carbon-free footprint is a priority in our production facilities. We hope to maintain symbioses with suppliers and buyers.

The material of the components of the synchronization mechanism is fossil-free steel, the solar concentrator tube is sustainable copper. The blades and the body are aluminum in a prototype. In place of aluminum, high-strength eco-friendly non-hazardous plastic may be used in mass production.

Did you know? African forest elephants provide $150 billion worth of carbon capture services every year. Each elephant captures more than 9,000 tons of carbon in its lifetime.

"Protecting or restoring [nine] animal populations could collectively facilitate the additional capture of 6.41 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. This is 95% of the amount needed every year to meet the Paris Agreement target." *

* Nature Climate Change, Yale School of the Environment and other researchers examined nine wildlife species

waste-to-energy

optimal carbon cycle

Optimization of the carbon cycle opens a way to a continuous source of clean energy. The carbon cycle is vital to life on Earth. Maintaining carbon balance allows the planet to remain compatible with life.

Harmonization of carbon transfers between different reservoirs is critical. In the optimal carbon cycle the amount of carbon naturally released from reservoirs is equal to the amount that is naturally absorbed by reservoirs.

Micro solar solutions, such as SOSNA METELYK, may be the most efficient and speedy way to empower every person in our effort to meet the global CO2 rebalancing targets.

keep water ecosystems accessible to the full spectrum of sunlight

The sun doesn't shine for human consumption alone. Accounting for just 0.01% of all life on this planet, we have managed to destroy 83% of all mammals and half of plants, studies suggest.

Deploying large-scale floatovoltaics on waterbodies comes with warnings and a substantial lack of sufficient data on their long-term effects. The aquatic systems must preserve their natural water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, evapotranspiration cycle, interaction with wind, temperature profile and a host of other necessary organic processes that should not be obstructed.

SOSNA METELYK is compact and portable with a high-power output made to mimic natural photosynthesis, complement organic systems and honor nature.

clean Internal Combustion engine

Patent No. UA 57724

engine’s superior performance

volumetric system without mechanical losses

The design of the volumetric system involves sealed working chambers, as in piston machines and the absence of rubbing power elements, like in turbines. Hermetic tightness within the working chambers is achieved with labyrinth seals. Labyrinth seals keep the movable volume-forming elements of the working chambers from touching each other. This unique mechanism sustains a perpetual absence of mechanical friction.

Energy losses associated with friction have been a major drawback of now completely outdated mechanisms used across all industries. SOSNA METELYK offers a unique and progressive solution by eliminating these losses.

engine architecture

The engine became the prototype that inspired the carbon capture machine and serves as a mechanism that applies the maximum load to all parts in the pod. The engine includes two contours of working chambers. The chambers of the inner circuit perform the functions of suction and compression, the outer - expansion and exhaust. They work in pairs: the inner chamber transfers the compressed mixture to the heating and the outer chamber.

The volume of the chamber of the outer contour is one third larger than the inner one. Due to this, the energy of the exhaust gases will be most fully converted into mechanical energy and they will leave the chamber, having a pressure value at atmospheric level.

high-power engines for carbon-neutral vessels

Exceptionally effective for generating high power and high torque at low speeds

custom engine design and lifecycle support

We develop design documentation for an internal combustion engine of any power with an efficiency of more than 50 percent, without oil consumption, to your specifications: output shaft rotation speed, shaft torque, etc.. Please let us know your requirements and we will be happy to provide a consultation.

universal ENGINE uses and application

The kinematic scheme of the volumetric machine is as equally universal as its outdated predecessor, the piston crank mechanism, which is less efficient due to losses associated with friction.

SOSNA METELYK technology can be the basis for the manufacturing of not only engines, compressors, vacuum pumps, but also an apparatus that combines these functions in order to rationally convert air components.

Engines can be built of any required power and used everywhere: in cars, locomotives, container ships, large ships.

high-power engines for copper mining equipment

As copper prices rise, the industry faces a dilemma to somehow produce more copper with less power. Electrifying mining machines using clean technologies currently on the market does not match the same level of intensive work done by diesel-powered machines.

The paradox is that civilization needs more copper to transition to green energy, but the machines will be less powerful and less able to meet this demand. Without copper, countries may not be able to transition to a green energy society and achieve net zero targets.

Copper conducts electricity, bends easily, and is recyclable. Yet, radical and urgent shifts toward responsible mining are yet to be implemented systemically.

There is no need to compromise intensity. SOSNA METELYK engine is as powerful and could even outperform a diesel-powered machine. Our custom engine design gives you options and desired power to electrify your operations. Contact us for a consultation.

engine concept demo

Rotary vane motor consists of a double nested cylinder, two sets of blades and synchronizer in the center, which starts and stops the rotation of the blades.

The open spaces between the blades are the working chambers which have inner contour and outer contour. The blades briefly block the suction port and move captured air into the working chamber.

A portion of captured air is compressed in the inner contour, then moved through the branch pipe and hotbed to the outer contour where it expands.

One revolution of the output shaft completes four bars, resulting in high power output.

manufacturing in Cherkasy, Ukraine

manufacturing facilities

Cherkasy is an important economic center of Ukraine. The city is presented with different industries, but traditionally the greatest development was reached in the chemical industry, the automotive industry and the food industry. The city has a cargo riverport, airport and a railway station. From the north-west, it is surrounded by the biggest natural pine forest in Ukraine, known as Cherkaskiy Bir (28,500 hectares or 70,400 acres).

Cherkasy is ideally positioned to set up manufacturing for all of our divisions: solar/carbon capture, clean engines and space technologies. Even during the war, the city has been a safe haven and is centrally located on the banks of the Dnipro River, the 4th longest river in Europe. The business is registered in Los Angeles, California. Its coastal location is also beneficial for launch and testing of aircrafts along the space beach.

For example, for the initial manufacturing phase of the pods, 9.4 acres of land in Cherkasy, Ukraine may be purchased for approx. $20,000 to set up a manufacturing facility with a capacity of 20 employees. Construct a three-story building of 500 sq. meters. Place heavy machines and presses on the ground floor, assembly on the second floor, and household premises with locker room, shower, dining, etc. on the top floor. A large, closed factory is also available for purchase.

empower anyone, anywhere with reliable, portable micro solar

about us

Future Plans and Milestones

2026

Scale multi-division manufacturing facilities in Cherkasy, Ukraine. Launch mass production and sales.

engineering and trademark

inspired by nature

The motion of the working blades within the pod's chambers resembles a figure-eight pattern of butterfly wings during flight. Natural nano-structures within the butterfly wing insulate and regulate temperature while the tiny scales absorb and trap heat.* "Metelyk" translates as "butterfly" from the Ukrainian language.

* Nature Communications, Lepidoptera, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology

"Sosna" translates as "conifer tree" in the Ukrainian language. The conifer tree symbolizes a carbon capture miracle. Newly planted conifer trees are superior at mitigating climate change with up to 269% more CO₂-e per hectare over 100 yrs.** A flaming pine tree also signifies burning love in Ukrainian mythology.

** Ground-breaking Life Cycle Assessments study by Bangor University applied dynamic LCAs to the UK’s national strategy of planting 30,000 hectares of trees per year from 2020-2050

contact

UKRAINE

Inil Tenishev

T: +38 (067) 438-9212 (UA)

E: inil.tenishev@sosnametelyk.com

inill2015@gmail.com

Cherkasy 18016

Ukraine

USA

Oksana Gal

T: +1 (310) 918-2128 (US)

T: +38 (096) 693-4755 (UA)

E: oksana.gal@sosnametelyk.com

Los Angeles, CA 90293

United States

sosna

Optimal carbon cycle

DIRECT AIR CARBON CAPTURE MICRO-SOLAR POD | CLEAN ENGINE | ORBITAL AIRCRAFT

Sosna Metelyk 2023 -2024

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