The Sungri energy company announced recently plans to begin production of an enhanced solar system that would bring solar energy production costs own to 5 cents per KW. This would leave existing technology far behind.
In effect this would make solar energy production competitive with coal and other fossil fuel energy production. If solar energy is to become effective it needs to make economic sense against fossil fuel production.
The system called Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics uses a lens much like a magnifying glass to concentrate sunlight onto a highly efficient photovoltaic cell. Each unit features a lens that magnifies the sun’s rays 2,000 times, focusing it onto a solar cell that converts more than 37% sunlight to energy. The extreme temperatures within the system caused by this process of focusing sunlight (more than 3,000 ºF!), meant that Sunrgi had to develop a proprietary cooling system that keeps the panels safe and sound.
Sungri have tested their prototype and expect that production will begin in 12 – 15 months time.
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