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Posted - 27/11/2008 : 10:43:46
SolFocus announces 25% efficient concentrator PV
Fuente: SolFocus
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, USA, November 25, 2008. SolFocus has launched its latest concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solution – the SolFocus 1100S with panel efficiencies of 25%.
EMPE Solar will deploy the SolFocus 1100S in its recently announced 10 MW utility-scale project at sites across southern Spain under a US$103 million deal.
The company’s CPV design employs a system of reflective optics to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto small, highly efficient solar cells. The SolFocus 1100S uses approximately 1/1000 of the active, expensive solar cell material compared to traditional PV panels. In addition, the cells used in SolFocus CPV systems are said to be more than twice as efficient as traditional silicon cells.
SolFocus integrates its CPV panels with its tracking system, which has been developed specifically for integration with SolFocus’ 1100S panels.
“At SolFocus, we continue to drive up the innovation curve and down the cost curve by improving the performance of our CPV systems,” says Mark Crowley, President, SolFocus.
According to SolFocus, its CPV solar panels are the only CPV technology listed by the California Energy Commission as qualified for California Solar Initiative (CSI) incentives. The panels are constructed primarily of materials such as aluminium and glass resulting in systems which are over 95% recyclable. The technology also has a very low carbon footprint in manufacturing and short energy payback period.
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