Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
NGCPV: A New Generation of Concentrator Photovoltaic Cells, Modules and Systems
Year:2013
Research Areas
  • Engineering,
  • Electronic devices,
  • Solar cells
Information
Abstract
Starting on June 2011, NGCPV is the first project funded jointly between the European Commission (EC) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan to research on new generation concentration photovoltaics (CPV). The Project, through a collaborative research between seven European and nine Japanese leading research centers in the field of CPV, aims at lowering the cost of the CPVproduced photovoltaic kWh down to 5 ?cents. The main objective of the project is to improve the present concentrator cell, module and system efficiency, as well as developing advanced characterization tools for CPV components and systems. As particular targets, the project aims at achieving a cell efficiency of at least 45% and a CPV module with an efficiency greater than 35%. This paper describes the R&D activities that are being carried out within the NGCPV project and summarizes some of the most relevant results that have already been attained, for instance: the manufacturing of a 44.4% world record efficiency triple junction solar cell (by Sharp Corp.) and the installation of a 50 kWp experimental CPV plant in Spain, which will be used to obtain accurate forecasts of the energy produced at system level.
International
Si
Congress
28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
960
Place
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
3-936338-33-7
Start Date
30/09/2013
End Date
04/10/2013
From page
88
To page
93
EU PVSEC 2013 - 1CO.13.1
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Silicio y Nuevos Conceptos para Células Solares
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Domótica Integral, CEDINT
  • Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería Óptica
  • Departamento: Sistemas Electrónicos y de Control
  • Departamento: Electrónica Física