Concentrix Solar

Concentrix Solar GmbH is a German solar power company based in Freiburg, specialized in concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) technology. In December 2009, Concentrix Solar was acquired by the French Soitec Group.[1]

History

It was founded in 2005, as a spin-off company of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. Concentrix Solar builds large concentrator solar power plants suitable for sunny areas.[2] In 2007, Concentrix Solar was awarded the Innovation Award of the German Economy for its CPV technology.[3] From February 2006 to December 2009, the investment company Good Energies was invested in Concentrix Solar.[4] Abengoa Solar was an investor of Concentrix Solar from November 2007 to December 2009.[5]

Technical details

Concentrix concentrated photovoltaics(CPV) modules bundle sunlight up to 500 times with the use of fresnel lenses and focus it on III-V based Triple-junction solar cells (GaInP/GaInAs/Ge),[6] which then convert the light into electrical energy.[7] To ensure that the sunlight is concentrated precisely on the solar cell the CPV modules are installed on a two-axis sun tracking system.[8] With its CPV technology Concentrix Solar achieves a module efficiency of 27%.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Soitec expands into the fast growing solar energy market with the acquisition [sic] of Concentrix Solar". Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Company". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Investment Portfolio – Good Energies". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Combining existing expertise for new energy". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  6. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: High Performance Cells". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2007 Finalisten". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Tracking System". Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  9. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Concentrator Modules". Retrieved 2008-12-03.

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