Opportunities for Development of a Mature Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Industry

Sarah Kurtz

Opportunities for Development of a Mature Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Industry

Sarah Kurtz

Materials Science

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Abstract

As the solar industry grows, there is interest in exploring a wide variety of approaches, Of these, concentrating photovoltaic power (CPV) is qualitatively different, using lenses or mirrors to reduce the amount of semiconductor material needed to produce each kW. The development of multijunction, III-V concentrator cells with efficiencies > 40% enables this approach by increasing the value of the optics. This paper explores the opportunities and challenges faced by this segment of the solar industry.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2009
Event	2009 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, CS MANTECH 2009 - Tampa, FL, United States Duration: 18 May 2009 → 21 May 2009

Conference

Conference	2009 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, CS MANTECH 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	18/05/09 → 21/05/09

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NREL/CP-520-44367

Keywords

Concentrator
CPV
Industry
Solar

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