CleanTechnica » cpv http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Power International Interviews (Exclusive Videos) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/solar-power-international-interviews-exclusive-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/solar-power-international-interviews-exclusive-videos/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:05:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73981 Solar Power International (SPI) has closed out for another year. Many buyers arrived to interview the many and varied solar providers. Deals were made. The solar business market share in the energy sector will grow as a result. The convention a success. For an SPI show-opening overview, remarks, and pictures, please visit this prior CleanTechnica

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/solar-power-international-interviews-exclusive-videos/feed/ 6 Solar PV Research At Masdar Institute (Exclusive Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/11/solar-pv-research-masdar-institute/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/11/solar-pv-research-masdar-institute/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:00:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72990 When I was at Abu Dhabi Ascent earlier this year, I got to speak with Dr. Steve Griffiths, Executive Director of Institute Initiatives at Masdar Institute, about a wide variety of solar power topics. The initial questions I had were regarding Masdar Institute’s solar PV research, but we ended up discussing a lot of solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/11/solar-pv-research-masdar-institute/feed/ 2 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 New Solar CPV Module Efficiency World Record Set — 36.7% Efficiency Achieved Thanks To Fraunhofer ISE And Soitec Collaboration http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/17/new-solar-cpv-module-efficiency-world-record-set-36-7-efficiency-achieved-thanks-fraunhofer-ise-soitec-collaboration/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/17/new-solar-cpv-module-efficiency-world-record-set-36-7-efficiency-achieved-thanks-fraunhofer-ise-soitec-collaboration/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:44:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69579 A new conversion efficiency world record for concentrator photovoltaic modules (CPV), of 36.7%, was recently set thanks to a research collaboration between the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and the French CPV developer Soitec (along with the French research center CEA-Leti, and the Helmholtz Center in Berlin). The researchers from Fraunhofer ISE —

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/17/new-solar-cpv-module-efficiency-world-record-set-36-7-efficiency-achieved-thanks-fraunhofer-ise-soitec-collaboration/feed/ 19 Top Solar Startups In 2013 VC Funding, Top Solar M&As, & Top Solar Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/18/top-solar-startups-raised-vc-funding-2013-top-mas-top-solar-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/18/top-solar-startups-raised-vc-funding-2013-top-mas-top-solar-projects/#comments Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:54:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61467 2013 saw less venture capital (VC) funding raised for solar startups than 2012. The 2013 total was $600 million across 97 deals, whereas the 2012 total was $992 million across 106 deals. While solar power is skyrocketing, VC funding has ironically fallen. However, a handful of top solar startups have certainly kept plowing forward. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/18/top-solar-startups-raised-vc-funding-2013-top-mas-top-solar-projects/feed/ 1 Global CPV Setting Up For Explosive Growth http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/13/global-cvp-setting-explosive-growth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/13/global-cvp-setting-explosive-growth/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:40:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60108 The solar market has been dominated by traditional rooftop and utility-scale photovoltaic systems for years now, systems reliant solely upon solar panels to be situated in stationary positions to capture the most sunlight possible. However, according to information company IHS, the solar industry may soon see a new technological-player develop prominence over the rest of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/13/global-cvp-setting-explosive-growth/feed/ 5 “Lowest-Cost PV Energy On The Market” — Concentrated PV From Cogenra http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/21/introducing-ultra-cheap-cpv-system/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/21/introducing-ultra-cheap-cpv-system/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:05:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59149 Cogenra has developed a new concentrated photovoltaic solar receiver, called the T14, which can reportedly achieve a system cost of 50 cents per watt. It achieves a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) — cost of electricity with everything factored in — up to 20% lower than conventional PV systems. This system concentrates the equivalent of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/21/introducing-ultra-cheap-cpv-system/feed/ 5 49% Of New US Electricity Capacity Is From Solar, Q1 Record (Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:04:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52652 A couple of big solar records were set in Q1 2013 in the US. For one, 49% of all new US electricity generation capacity came form solar, the most ever for a first quarter. Secondly, 723 MW of solar power capacity were installed and put online, again a Q1 record for the US. Let’s run down

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/feed/ 4 Amonix Breaks Own World Record For Solar PV Module Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/amonix-breaks-own-world-record-for-solar-pv-module-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/amonix-breaks-own-world-record-for-solar-pv-module-efficiency/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:11:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51229 Amonix Inc. is no stranger to setting peak efficiency records with its concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems. As a matter of fact, it just set a new record that successfully converted more than 36% of direct sunlight into electricity. This new achievement breaks the old record Amonix established in May 2012 of 34.2% peak efficiency. Amonix has been the leading designer

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/amonix-breaks-own-world-record-for-solar-pv-module-efficiency/feed/ 0 Potential Funding Opportunity For PV Projects In Europe http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/potential-funding-opportunity-for-pv-projects-in-europe/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/potential-funding-opportunity-for-pv-projects-in-europe/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:36:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50614 Reposted from the website of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association: The European Union’s NER300 programme, which funds innovative low-carbon energy demonstration projects, has issued a new call for proposals. EPIA monitoring has found that it includes several potential funding opportunities for PV projects. Published on 3 April, the call for proposals includes the following subcategories

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/potential-funding-opportunity-for-pv-projects-in-europe/feed/ 0 CPV Market To Hit 4.7 GW By 2020 (GlobalData Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/cpv-market-by-2020-to-hit-4-7-gw-globaldata-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/cpv-market-by-2020-to-hit-4-7-gw-globaldata-report/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:00:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50597 In order to let you know about more in-depth research on various cleantech markets, we’ve decided to partner with a leading market research firm, GlobalData. Basically, the deal is pretty simple: you get a discount on market research reports (10% off*); CleanTechnica gets a cut of the sales (yay!); and GlobalData sells more of its

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/cpv-market-by-2020-to-hit-4-7-gw-globaldata-report/feed/ 0 Bulk Solar Electricity Production (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/bulk-solar-electricity-production-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/bulk-solar-electricity-production-video/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:10:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48308 Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here’s one on the topic of “bulk solar electricity production” (or, more specifically, CSP and CPV): &nbsp

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/bulk-solar-electricity-production-video/feed/ 0 Concentrated Photovoltaics (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/concentrated-photovoltaics-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/concentrated-photovoltaics-video/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:10:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48299 Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here are two videos on the topic of concentrated photovoltaics (CPV)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/concentrated-photovoltaics-video/feed/ 0 V3Solar Spin Cell = 8 Cents/kWh? (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/24/v3solar-spin-cell-cones-cheap-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/24/v3solar-spin-cell-cones-cheap-solar/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:04:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47548 Quite frankly, if the company’s numbers are correct, this could be some big solar news. (CleanTechnica got the inside scoop due to our sincere “passion” for helping the world, and probably also our status as the top cleantech or clean energy site in the world.) The key will be whether or not the technology performs

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/24/v3solar-spin-cell-cones-cheap-solar/feed/ 170 Happy New Year! & Top 10 CleanTechnica Posts Of 2012 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-top-10-cleantechnica-posts-of-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-top-10-cleantechnica-posts-of-2012/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:18:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46750   Happy New Year to each of you! Hope your 2013 is full of happiness, wisdom, understanding, growth, fun, and (of course) clean energy. In case you are interested in which of our stories were the hottest last year, here are our top 10 posts of 2012: 10. Say Goodbye to the Fluorescent Buzz “Scientists at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-top-10-cleantechnica-posts-of-2012/feed/ 4 Solar PV’s 44% Efficiency Record, Thanks To NREL & Solar Junction http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/30/solar-pv-efficiency-record-broken-now-44-thanks-to-nrel-solar-junction/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/30/solar-pv-efficiency-record-broken-now-44-thanks-to-nrel-solar-junction/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:52:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46710   Here’s a great solar PV story from the good folks over at NREL (note that we’ve already covered Solar Junction’s 44% solar cell efficiency record, but this post below goes above & beyond that first one): It takes outside-the-box thinking to outsmart the solar spectrum and set a world record for solar cell efficiency. The solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/30/solar-pv-efficiency-record-broken-now-44-thanks-to-nrel-solar-junction/feed/ 11 US Solar Power Booming: 684 MW Of Solar PV Installed In US In 3rd Quarter, 44% More Than Q3 2011 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:57:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45993   I just gave a presentation today to a class of renewable energy graduate students which mentioned solar PV’s tremendous growth over the past several years and its projected growth in the coming years. As the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 report released today shows, the US Solar industry is indeed still growing at a rapid clip,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/feed/ 2 US DOE, Israel Ink $3.5 Million Deal To Support 4 Renewable Energy Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/07/us-doe-israel-ink-3-5-million-deal-to-support-4-renewable-energy-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/07/us-doe-israel-ink-3-5-million-deal-to-support-4-renewable-energy-projects/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:56:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45871   The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry have jointly allocated $3.5 million budget towards the development of four American-Israeli renewable energy projects. The projects will receive financing under the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. BIRD Energy has announced that each project receiving funds will be

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/07/us-doe-israel-ink-3-5-million-deal-to-support-4-renewable-energy-projects/feed/ 3 High Concentration Solar Power Gets Test Run At Edwards Air Force Base http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/semprius-provide-hcpv-technology-to-edwards-air-force-base/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/semprius-provide-hcpv-technology-to-edwards-air-force-base/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:31:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45452   First there was concentrated solar power, and now Semprius, Inc. is pushing the envelope with the introduction of high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) technology. The company has just won a contract to provide the HCPV modules for a 200-kilowatt, $2.3 million demonstration project at Edwards Air Force Base in California, undertaken by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/semprius-provide-hcpv-technology-to-edwards-air-force-base/feed/ 2 Concentrated Photovoltaics (CPV) That Can Deliver $60/MWh?! http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/24/concentrated-photovoltaics-cpv-that-can-deliver-60mwh/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/24/concentrated-photovoltaics-cpv-that-can-deliver-60mwh/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:30:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45411 A new Australian solar start-up predicts that its concentrated solar photovoltaic technology (CPV) will undercut both conventional flat plate solar PV technologies and fossil fuel technologies. The Melbourne-based RayGen Resources has raised $1.6 million in a funding round from private investors, including software entrepreneur Craig Winkler, which will allow it to match grants from the Victorian government and the Australian Solar Institute (totalling $2.75 million).

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