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Chevron Teams Up With Kit Carson Electric to Develop CPV (CVX)
Today, Chevron Mining Inc., a subsidiary of oil major Chevron Corp, announced that sister company Chevron Technology Ventures(CTV), will build a one megawatt Concentating photovoltaic (CPV)project on CMI’s molybdenum mine in Questa, New Mexico to beginoperation later this year. Confused yet? If not, then how about this:the project represents a departure from Chevron’s normal solardevelopment [...]
Is Concentrated PV (CPV) More Efficient Than PV?
The scientific and political stage for the success of solar energyis set. Markets are huge. Management of growth is the key. Oncedemonstration plants run according to plans and expectations, just twoyears should show that CPV does indeed deliver. The past twelve monthsmay not have been the best time to be rolling out a newlycommercialized branch [...]
Concentrix Solar wins IEC certification for CPV module CX-75
Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV)systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), theworld’s supplier of engineered substrates, has received IECcertification 62108 for its CX-75 FLATCON(R) module generation. TheInternational Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the world’s leadingelectrical and electronic standards organization. IEC 62108 is the CPVindustry’s standard, ensuring that modules [...]
Concentrix Receives IEC Certification For New CPV Module
Concentrix Solar GmbH, a division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), has been awardedInternational Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification 62108 forits CX-75 FLATCON module. IEC 62108 is the CPV industry’s standard,ensuring that modules and assemblies are suitable for long-termoperation in a wide range of outdoor climates, the company says. Theassessment was performed by the Spain-based accredited [...]
Recent Developments in the CPV Industry
NREL’s Sarah Kurtz has updated her Concentrating Photovoltaics report. The pdf is downloadable here. Sarah is always the optimist about CPV. According to the report: The high-concentration PV industry has made great strides in the last year, including: Demonstration of full-scale products with high efficiency: 29% for small module and 25% AC for a full-scale [...]
The Concentrix Acquisition and the State of the CPV Industry
Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) equipment vendor Concentrix was acquired by Soitec last week for about $50M from shareholders Good Energies and Abengoa Solar. According to the press release, "Soitec is entering the fast-growingsolar industry; capturing value through the system level; and expandingits revenue base as worldwide demand for CPV systems is anticipated toramp up strongly in [...]
Global Concentrated PV Market Worth $266 Million by 2014
According to the new market research report, ‘Concentrated Photovoltaic and Solar Photovoltaic Global Markets (2009 – 2014)’,published by MarketsandMarkets, the total concentrated photovoltaicmarket is expected to be worth $266 million by 2014, growing at a CAGRof 33 percent from 2009 to 2014. Europe is expected to commandthe maximum market share at 59.3 percent, followed by [...]
Bloggage From SPI, Part 2: A Hopeful CPV Panel
I moderated a panel on Tuesday on Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) at the Solar Power International show in Anaheim. I am an unlikely choice for the CPV moderator role as I have not always heaped praise on the CPV industry (see here and here). But I kept an open mind, and our panel explored the progress [...]
The Greenvolts Story
CPV – The Zero Billion Dollar Market Morethan one hundred people gathered last night at an EBC (EnvironmentalBusiness Cluster) event at the Tech Museum in downtown San Jose to hearthe story of GreenVolts, a Venture Capital-funded start-up aiming totake HCPV (High Concentration Photovoltaics) to market. Therereally isn’t a CPV market – it’s a new technology, [...]