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Title: Technology Overview: Concentrator PV 2010 Boot Camp (CPV) (Presentation)

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1001365

The presentation introduces the various types of CPV technologies and provides a status report of today's CPV companies. Six different architectures of multijunction cells are shown to near or surpass 40% in efficiency. The design space for CPV is quite complex, which is a curse for those trying to narrow it down for the first prototype, but a blessing for those who want multiple pathways forproduct improvement in coming years.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1001365
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-5200-49713; TRN: US201102%%118
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at Solar Power International 2010, 11 October 2010, Los Angeles, California
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English