OPPORTUNITY FOR CPV IN THE MENA REGION
Date of Publication:
02/11/2015
Publication:
solargcc.com
A new article out on the advantages of CPV solar generators in the MENA (Middle East North Africa Region). This is a region slated to grow in leap and bounds with regards to solar and where CPV hopes to be a big component.
Full Article from Solar GCC at this link here
NREL / FRAUNHOFER REPORT HINTS AT CPV MATURATION
Date of Publication:
02/04/2015
Publication:
pv-magazine.com
A new joint report from NREL and Fraunhofer takes a look at recent data concerning the development of the CPV industry and suggests that big strides in products, costs and performance have been made. Costs especially are coming down at an impressive clip, reaching LCOE as low as $0.11 in sunny areas, today. Since the global CPV product is still small, there is still plenty of learning curve to travel, meaning costs could easily go much lower.
Full Article from PV-magazine.com at this link here
GROWTH IN CPV TOPS 2015 IHS SOLAR TRENDS LIST
Date of Publication:
01/08/2015
Publication:
pv-tech.org, ihs.com
IHS, a global leader in business analysis and prediction, has double-digit growth for both hCPV and lCPV at the top of its “2015 Solar Trends” list. With CPV coming off of a record installation year in 2014 and product currently in the field continuing to perform at expectation, there is little doubt the momentum behind the technology and products will not continue.
Full Article from PV-tech.org at this link here, release from IHS at this link here
CPV PARTNERSHIPS ARE LEADING TO GROWTH IN CPV INSTALLATIONS
Date of Publication:
09/30/2014
Publication:
pv-insider.com
A great article on how CPV is finding novel ways to continue to grow the industry. Also some great updates on how top CPV companies are gaining customers, installing product and growing the installed base. The article also points out a real virtue of CPV products, stating that “CPV in today’s solar market is only at a slight premium to Si PV, without having experienced the benefits of economies of scale/ learning curve. If CPV had enjoyed the same volume of production as Si PV, there is little doubt that it would be the most cost effective utility scale solution available.”
Full Article at this link here
AT 100MW / YR, CPV IS HIGH PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY DENSITY
Date of Publication:
08/19/2014
Publication:
Optics.org
Arzon Solar VP of Engineering Adam Plesniak was interviewed by Optics.org writer Ford Burkhart after his plenary talk at the 2014 SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference in San Diego. Adam comments on this thoughts behind future opportunities for CPV as an approach to solar electricity generation which has gone from a few small experiments to 200 MW of installed product in the last 10 years.
Full Article at this link here
SIERRA CLUB: UCI IS COOLEST FOR BEING GREENEST
Date of Publication:
08/13/2014
Publication:
OC Register
Arzon Solar is proud to be a part of the Sierra Club’s vote to call UCI the “coolest” school in the nation due to it being the greenest. Two Arzon Solar 7700 systems have been providing the school with about 120kW of clean solar energy since 2012.
Full Article at this link here
CPV TIPPING POINT EXPLAINED
Date of Publication:
06/04/2014
Publication:
Solar Curator.com
Despite consolidation in the industry, 2014 is on track to be the biggest install year yet for CPV. This article explains the distinct advantages of CPV over traditional c-Si technology, not the least of which is the much higher performance and energy yeild of a CPV system versus more traditional solar panels.
Full Article at this link here
CPV SPECIALISTS SAY FAILURE AND PROGRESS GO HAND AND HAND
Date of Publication:
04/15/2014
Publication:
PV Insider
Arzon Solar CEO Vahan Garboushian spoke with Ritesh Gupta in this PV Insider article about the need for both failures and successes in the progress of CPV technology and products.
Full Article at this link here