One year and a half has passed since CPVMatch’s very first kick-off meeting in May 2015, bringing along first scientific results.
This three-and-a-half-year project (from May 2015 to October 2018) funded by the European Commission brings together a consortium of four research institutes (Fraunhofer ISE, RSE, CEA, Tecnalia), one university (UPM), two manufacturers (AZUR Space Solar Power, AIXTRON) and two SMEs (ASSE, Cycleco).
The goal of the project is to address topics related to the manufacturing of high-efficiency innovative concentration modules, including material, production and equipment issues.
Academia and research centers work in close cooperation hand in hand with key industry players in an effort to ensure fast industrial exploitation of the results, and this, throughout the entire value chain.
The project’s prime objective is to produce high-concentration solar cells and modules working at a concentration level ≥ 800x with an efficiency of 48 % and 40 % respectively and a low environmental impact.
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