Current Status of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Technology

Sarah Kurtz; Kelsey Horowitz; Dr. Simon Philipps; Dr. Andreas Bett

doi:10.2172/1351597

Current Status of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Technology

Sarah Kurtz, Kelsey Horowitz, Dr. Simon Philipps, Dr. Andreas Bett

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

Research output: NREL › Technical Report

Abstract

This report summarizes the status of the concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) market and industry as well as current trends in research and technology. This report is intended to guide research agendas for Fraunhofer ISE, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and other R&D organizations. Version 1.1 of this report includes recent progress in CPV. The recent record module efficiency of 38.9% at Concentrator Standard Test Conditions (CSTC) is an impressive result, demonstrating the continuing opportunity for CPV technology to improve. 38.9% at Concentrator Standard Test Conditions (CSTC) is an impressive result, demonstrating the continuing opportunity for CPV technology to improve. 38.9% at Concentrator Standard Test Conditions (CSTC) is an impressive result, demonstrating the continuing opportunity for CPV technology to improve. 38.9% at Concentrator Standard Test Conditions (CSTC) is an impressive result, demonstrating the continuing opportunity for CPV technology to improve.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1351597
State	Published - 2015

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Supersedes January 2015 version: NREL/TP-6A20-63196.

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-5J00-65130

Keywords

concentrator photovoltaics (CPV)
concentrator test conditions
CPV
photovoltaic

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