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Concentrated Photovoltaics |
Morgan
Solar
USA |
Ultra thin optical structures that capture, transport and concentrate sunlight.
Light is redirected onto tiny slivers of PV at the edge of the optic - not underneath.
Eliminates the bulkiness of traditional CPV systems |
Covalent
Solar
USA |
The dye-based luminescent solar concentrator functions without
the use of tracking or cooling systems. Dye molecules coated on glass absorb
sunlight, and re-emit it at a different wavelengths sending light without heat
to solar cells on the edge of the plate. |
Cool
Earth
USA |
Our technology incorporates inflated photovoltaic collectors to
enable solar energy farming at well below the cost of coal and other
non-renewable energy sources. |
Sunengy
USA |
The Liquid Solar Array system is based on floating solar collectors made mostly of plastic. Each has a very small area of silicon photovoltaic cells at the water surface with a large, thin plastic focusing lens rotating slowly above to track the sun. |
JX Crystals
USA |
JX Crystals champions Thermo and Solar Photovoltaic products that work together to generate heat and electricity by combining renewable solar energy with the most efficient use of fossil fuels.
Infrared-sensitive gallium antimonide (GaSb) photovoltaic cells. |
Xtreme Energetics
USA |
Solar 'panels' that blend solar concentration and tracking with
transparent transistor technology. Can be visually well integrated on buildings. |
Energy Innovations
USA |
Dual-axis solar tracking with primary and secondary concentrators and other innovations. |
Prism Solar
Technologies
USA |
Prism Solar Technologies, Inc. manufactures a new type of photovoltaic module that uses transparent holographic optical elements in its design. This innovative, patented holographic technology, collects and spectrally selects useful wavelengths from the sun and focuses them onto the cell to create electricity. |
Amonix
USA | Amonix designs and manufactures high performance one-sun and high-concentration solar cells and systems. Amonix
is well positioned in three PV market segments: Large Utility-Scale Electric
Power: to electrify homes and villages throughout the world,
Industrial OFF-GRID: for multi-purpose government and commercial wireless
communications, Space: Power for Space Satellites |
Stellaris
USA | Stellaris' concentrating photovoltaic glazing (CPG) uses passive optics to concentrate light, reducing the amount of photovoltaic material required and greatly reducing the cost of photovoltaic modules and building-integrated systems. |
Entech Solar
USA | ENTECH
provides advanced solar energy technology for a variety of applications, ranging
from day lighting systems for commercial buildings to solar power arrays for
spacecraft. Our inexpensive Fresnel lenses capture the sunlight, and focus it
onto small solar cells, thereby reducing electricity costs compared to
conventional flat-plate (planar) solar energy approaches. |
Daystar
Technologies
USA | DayStar’s patented ConcentraTIR™ (Total Internal Reflection) PV module has been designed to incorporate a variety of cell material components, including wafer-Si, Spheral Si, thin-film CIGS and a-Si. |
SolFocus
USA | SolFocus combines the efficiency of triple-junction solar cells with the power of tailored imaging optics. |
Pacific Solar Tech
USA, China |
Pacific Solar Tech uses advanced dome-shaped lenses to concentrate sunlight 10 times onto small area solar cells (only one tenth of the lens size). |
GreenVolts
USA |
Founded in 2005 to deliver solar power at fossil fuel costs. The company’s
breakthrough high concentration photovoltaic technology efficiently integrates
tracking and optics into a system that dramatically lowers energy cost. |
Day4Energy
Canada | Day4Energy develops proprietary photovoltaic (PV)
technology solutions enabling affordable, efficient grid-connected PV
energy systems. Highly efficient solar cells, BIPV applications, solar
concentrator technology. |
Green & Gold
Energy
Australia | Innovative and ground breaking SunBall™. Incorporating a high efficiency (>30%) solar energy concentrator, automatic dawn to dusk Max kWh Tracking™ internal 2 axis tracking system and Cool PV™ low operational PV cell temperature. |
Solar Systems
Australia | Dish concentrator PV systems. |
Whitfield Solar
UK | A developer of low cost solar concentrators. |
Concentrix Solar
Germany | Under the name FLATCON®, we offer complete, turnkey concentrator photovoltaic power plants on the commercial level. |
Zenith Solar
Israel | Modular and easily scalable high concentration photovoltaic systems. The system provides high electrical output concurrently with heat at temperatures ranging from those associated with domestic hot water to those suited to process heat - that can address vertical cogeneration applications. |
Hyper Solar
USA | Using innovative photonics and low-cost manufacturing processes, HyperSolar
is developing the world's first thin and flat solar concentrator for standard
solar cells. |
Concentrated Solar Thermal Systems |
Infinia
USA | Free-piston power generation, combined heat and power,
and cooling technology for the government, military, and commercial markets
based on the Stirling cycle. Solar dish technology. |
SkyFuel
USA | Our two thermal Concentrating Solar Power technologies, SkyTrough™ (parabolic trough) and Linear Power Tower™ (linear Fresnel) employ arrays of reflectors that focus 50-100 times the Sun's normal radiation onto heat-absorbing pipes. |
SolarReserve
USA | Solar power tower configuration which captures and focuses the sun's thermal energy with thousands of tracking mirrors.
Heated molten salt is then stored, maintaining 98% thermal efficiency, and eventually pumped to a steam generator. |
Solargenix Energy
USA | Leading provider in the design, manufacturing, integration and deployment of solar thermal renewable energy systems that address the cooling, heating and power needs of residential and commercial markets. Solar troughs, space heating and cooling, de-salination, vacuum tubes, ... |
Ausra
USA | Ausra offers solar thermal electric power stations that
provide large-scale low-cost, reliable, renewable energy. Ausra's technology is proven, easily manufactured and installed, and scalable to high volume. |
Flagsol
Germany | Parabolic trough technology. |
Flabeg
Germany | High-precision parabolic mirrors for solar power installations. |
Schott Solar
Germany | Receivers for solar thermal power plants. |
BrightSource Energy
Israel | BrightSource Energy develops utility-scale solar power
projects that utilize its unique, proprietary solar technology, Luz DPT
(Distributed Power Towers) 550, to convert sunlight to electricity. |
Solar Thermal Power Plant Developers |
Solar Millenium
Germany | Construction and operation of large-scale solar
thermal power plants. Specialised in parabolic trough and solar chimney power plants. |
Concentrated Solar Power - Publications, Resources |
| CSP Today |
CSP-news offers news and events on the Concentrated Solar Power industry, as
well as providing the only social network for professionals of CSP to meet,
network, share information and do business. |
Instituto de
Concentracion Fotovoltaica
Spain |
Development of concentrated photovoltaic plants in Spain. |
European Solar Thermal
Electricity Association (ESTELA)
Belgium |
ESTELA is a European Industry Association created to support the emerging European solar thermal electricity industry for the generation of green power in Europe and abroad, mainly in the Mediterranean region. ESTELA involves and is open to all main actors in Europe : promoters, developers, manufacturers, utilities, engineering companies, research institutions. |
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Concentrated Solar Power - Free Listings |
Sopogy
Hawaii |
Sopogy manufactures MicroCSP™ solar concentrator technology. MicroCSP™ uses mirrors to intensify the energy of the sun for electricity production, solar air conditioning and process heating.
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Semprius
North Carolina |
Semprius is developing low cost, high performance concentrator
photovoltaic modules to make solar power generation economically viable in
sunny, dry climates. |
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