How can CPV deliver on its promise?

Harry Apostoleris; Marco Stefancich; Ibraheem Almansouri; Matteo Chiesa

doi:10.1063/1.5053539

How can CPV deliver on its promise?

Harry Apostoleris
, Marco Stefancich
, Ibraheem Almansouri
, Matteo Chiesa

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

CPV was originally conceived in a time of high PV cell and module prices as a way to reduce costs while simultaneously boosting efficiency through the use of multijunction solar cells. However today the economic situation has inverted, and economies of scale have made one-sun silicon the low-cost option while CPV now comes at a premium. Can high-concentration CPV still be a viable utility-scale solution, or is it time to pursue new markets where CPV can offer a unique added value and avoid competing directly with Si? Recent research and start-up activity offers a range of options for reinventing CPV from the ground up, creating new classes of products designed to serve the needs of today while setting CPV on the path to a brighter tomorrow.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2018
Editors	Ignacio Anton, Marc Steiner, Myles Steiner
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5053539
State	Published - 13 Sep 2018
Event	14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2018 - Puertollano, Spain Duration: 16 Apr 2018 → 18 Apr 2018

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	2012
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2018
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Puertollano
Period	16/04/18 → 18/04/18

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Apostoleris, H, Stefancich, M, Almansouri, I & Chiesa, M 2018, How can CPV deliver on its promise? in I Anton, M Steiner & M Steiner (eds), 14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2018., 090001, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2012, 14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2018, Puertollano, Spain, 16/04/18. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5053539

How can CPV deliver on its promise? / Apostoleris, Harry; Stefancich, Marco; Almansouri, Ibraheem et al.
14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2018. ed. / Ignacio Anton; Marc Steiner; Myles Steiner. 2018. 090001 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2012).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review