Comments on: Advanced Solar CPV Manufacturing Plant to Open in NC this Month

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:54:00 +0000

Thanks!

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:20:00 +0000

It’s incorrect to claim that “Semprius has developed the world’s most efficient solar PV cells”. The cells they used to get that 33.9% number were from Solar Junction, not made by Semprius. And the 33.9% number was measured at a university, not confirmed by a recognized test center like NREL.

By: Isofoton's first US PV Plant to Start Production in November - CleanTechnica

Isofoton's first US PV Plant to Start Production in November - CleanTechnica — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:28:50 +0000

[…] in November. Emerging concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) manufacturer Semprius expects to open its inaugural manufacturing facility in Henderson, North Carolina this […]

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:07:00 +0000

As I understand it there is a single small dot of photovoltaic material where each of these individual lenses focus the sunlight. Making super-efficient material is expensive so this way a lot of light can be focused on a small area of efficient material.

I don’t think they would do any good on regular silicon/thin-film panels as they would “rob” light from most of the panel and concentrate it only small portions.

Might actually burn out spots in the panel with the concentrated light.

By: Mike Dyke

Mike Dyke — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:33:00 +0000

Now if they could produce those “low cost lenses” as a sticky film for putting onto already existing solar panels…