Company:Concentrix Solar

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Concentrix Solar GmbH is a German solar power company based in Freiburg, specialized in concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) technology. In December 2009, Concentrix Solar was acquired by the French Soitec Group.[1]

History

It was founded in 2005, as a spin-off company of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. Concentrix Solar builds large concentrator solar power plants suitable for sunny areas.[2] In 2007, Concentrix Solar was awarded the Innovation Award of the German Economy for its CPV technology.[3] From February 2006 to December 2009, the investment company Good Energies was invested in Concentrix Solar.[4] Abengoa Solar was an investor of Concentrix Solar from November 2007 to December 2009.[5]

Technical details

Concentrix concentrated photovoltaics(CPV) modules bundle sunlight up to 500 times with the use of fresnel lenses and focus it on III-V based Triple-junction solar cells (GaInP/GaInAs/Ge),[6] which then convert the light into electrical energy.[7] To ensure that the sunlight is concentrated precisely on the solar cell the CPV modules are installed on a two-axis sun tracking system.[8] With its CPV technology Concentrix Solar achieves a module efficiency of 27%.[9]

See also

  • Abengoa Solar
  • Fraunhofer Institute
  • Skyline Solar
  • Concentrating solar power

References

  1. ↑ "Soitec expands into the fast growing solar energy market with the acquisition [sic] of Concentrix Solar". http://www.concentrix-solar.de/news/newssingle/artikel/soitec-expandiert-mit-der-uebernahme-von-concentrix-solar/6/?L=1&cHash=f07acaf2d3. Retrieved 2009-12-12. 
  2. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Company". http://www.concentrix-solar.de/company/?L=1. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  3. ↑ "Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft". http://www.innovationspreis.com/. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  4. ↑ "Investment Portfolio – Good Energies". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20080918023709/http://www.goodenergies.com/investment/investment-portfolio.php. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  5. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Combining existing expertise for new energy". http://www.concentrix-solar.de/news/newssingle/seite/1/artikel/kompetenzbuendelung-fuer-neue-energie/6/?L=1&cHash=6a9002f5d3. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  6. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: High Performance Cells". http://www.concentrix-solar.de/technology/high-performance-cells/?L=1. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  7. ↑ "Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2007 Finalisten". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513094018/http://www.innovationspreis.com/preistraeger/info2007/concentrix.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  8. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Tracking System". http://www.concentrix-solar.de/technology/tracking-system/?L=1. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  9. ↑ "Concentrix Solar: Concentrator Modules". Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126041631/http://www.concentrix-solar.de/technology/concentrator-modules/?L=1. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 

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