They described their findings in “Micro-sized thin-film solar cells via area-selective electrochemical deposition for concentrator photovoltaics application,” which was recently published in ...

Utilities betting more on "concentrating photovoltaic cells" Utilities betting more on "concentrating photovoltaic cells" Skip to main content. Scientific American. July 6, 2009. 6 min read.

Why is there interest in concentrating photovoltaics? Three words: the solar constant. ... Physics says that crystalline silicon PV cells will top out at around 29 percent.

Wide-angle planar microtracking for quasi-static microcell concentrating photovoltaics. Nature Communications , 2015; 6: 6223 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7223 Cite This Page : ...

Optical concentration represents a strategy for collecting incident solar radiation and redirecting it onto photovoltaic (PV) cells to increase their output power 1,2.These techniques are of ...

A Spanish research team aims to bring concentrating photovoltaics closer to commercial viability by miniaturizing its components. The scientists claim that smaller CPV cells may reduce production ...

Insolight’s concentrating PV solar panels also include a layer of glass covering the solar cells. But instead of simply protection, this glass actually includes a grid of embedded hexagonal lenses ...

V3Solar has developed a cone-shaped solar energy harvester that is claimed to generate over 20 times more electricity than a flat panel thanks to a combination of concentrating lenses, dynamic ...

This is “roughly proportional to efficiency,” Bermel says. Using temperature data from the experiments the scientists also simulated the impact of cooling on the lifespan of the solar cells. This ...

A group of chemical engineers at MIT have devised a way to collect solar energy 100 times more concentrated than a traditional photovoltaic cell. If their ‘solar funnel’ venture proves to be a ...

JDSU, the company best known for supplying components, modules and test gear to the optical communications industry, has launched a high-efficiency solar cell.. The Californian firm, which had ...

Very large concentrating photovoltaic arrays, which could be used for a medium-size power plant, are designed mainly for very sunny environments like the desert of the southwestern United States ...