Concentrix? Technology for Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants
Concentrix? Technology for Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants
Soitec is a leading manufacturer of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems using Concentrix technology, known for its efficiency and German engineering excellence. The company has been operational since 2008, offering innovative CPV systems and related services, including project development, financing, and operation & maintenance support.
Why Soitec CPV Power Plants?
Soitec power plants are both profitable and ecological, providing a reliable, cost-effective, and bankable solution for energy generation in sunny regions. Key benefits include:
- Low Cost: Utilizes low-cost materials and high module efficiencies for a low cost of energy.
- Performance: High efficiency and performance, especially in hot climates, with tracking systems that match peak load demand.
- Local Value: Flexible installation using local content and workforce, with minimal site requirements.
- Environmental Friendliness: Short energy payback time, low environmental footprint, and no water needed for operation.
- Reliability: Proven reliability through field data and extensive testing, with a robust design suitable for mass production.
Components of Concentrix Technology
- Multi-junction Cells: Uses III-V based multi-junction cells with efficiencies over 41% in lab settings, reducing semiconductor material usage.
- CPV Module: Composed of a Fresnel lens and a base plate, achieving high module efficiency of nearly 30%.
- Inverter: Utilizes reliable inverters for efficient electricity conversion, compatible with both string and central inverters.
- Tracking System: A two-axis system that ensures optimal sunlight focus on cells, enhancing power generation.
How It Works
Concentrix technology uses silicone-on-glass Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight onto multi-junction solar cells, converting light into electrical energy. The modules are mounted on a tracking system that follows the sun, ensuring maximum efficiency.
Company Overview
Soitec, headquartered in France, is a global leader in semiconductor materials, with operations in multiple countries. The company focuses on improving product design, production quality, and efficiency, aiming for solar power plant efficiencies of 35% using its proprietary technologies.
History and Development
Concentrix technology originated from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. The technology was commercialized in 2005 and acquired by Soitec in 2009.
Environmental and Economic Impact
Soitec's CPV technology supports local job creation, economic development, and has a minimal environmental impact, with high recyclability and low-cost energy production.
Contact Information
Soitec has offices in France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, and the USA, providing global support and services.
Catalog excerpts
Concentrix™ Technology for Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants
Open the catalog to page 1
The product Why Soitec CPV power plants? Soitec is a leading manufacturer and supplier of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems using highly efcient Concentrix technology based on German engineering excellence. The company has a track record, with the rst commercial power plants installed in 2008. We offer innovative CPV systems and additional services related to the project development, as well as supporting services for nancing and operation & maintenance. Soitec power plants are a profitable and ecological investment at the same time. Using Concentrix technology, Soitec offers a reliable,...
Open the catalog to page 2
The technology How it works Concentrix technology uses Fresnel lenses made of silicone-on-glass to concentrate sunlight by a factor of 500 onto tiny, highly efficient, multi-junction solar cells. These cells are mounted on a base plate made of glass and convert the concentrated light directly into electrical energy. The lens plate and the base plate are connected via a metal frame and comprise a concentrator module. The concentrator modules are mounted on a two-axis tracking system that follows the sun. It ensures that the focus point of the concentrated sunlight is directly on the cells at every...
Open the catalog to page 3
The company Soitec is an international company, a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials at the frontier of the most exciting challenges for energy and electronics. Soitec’s products and technologies dramatically improve energy-efficiency, performance, miniaturization, reliability and the quality of our daily life. Headquartered in Bernin, France, with two high-volume fabs on-site, Soitec has offices and fabs in the United States, Germany, Japan, China, Taiwan and Singapore. Soitec shares have been listed on Euronext Paris since 1999. In the solar market,...
Open the catalog to page 4
Leading the solar energy revolution in high-DNI regions Energy production profile fits perfectly with demand Power generation • Constant power production throughout the day including peak times when it is most valuable • Very high electricity yields through low heat degradation at hot ambient temperatures Local content, local value, local jobs • Local jobs for construction, operation and maintenance • Economic development through local manufacturing of components • Indirect jobs for the local economy Clean energy with a light environmental footprint • • • • • No water needed for operation or...
Open the catalog to page 5
Worldwide contacts South Africa 9th Floor, Convention Tower Heerengracht, Foreshore Cape Town 8001 (South Africa)
Open the catalog to page 6All Soitec catalogs and technical brochures
Soitec Products and Services8 Pages
Puertollano2 Pages
Casaquemada2 Pages
products_services7 Pages
Soitec Plug&Sun2 Pages
