The French semiconductor electronics company's CPV concept, which uses Concentrix focusing technology involving a Fresnel lens and an anti-reflective bottom plate on which high-performance cells are mounted, boosts incoming sunlight by a factor of 500.
The new record, set with Soitec’s CX-M500 module, represented an increase of nominal peak power output over previous generations from 2,335Wp to 2,450Wp.
“With this new product, Soitec is continuing to raise the bar for solar power efficiency and, looking ahead, the potential for further improvement is significant,” says Gaetan Borgers, executive vice president of Soitec’s solar energy division.
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