Saudi Aramco aims to use the pilot to assess the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of the technology for future utility-scale installations.

Contractor Belectric will develop the Tarbuk project based on Soitec’s CPV technology. 

Soitec's CPV modules uses a durable glass-glass design and Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells. The system has dual-axis tracking and zero-water passive cooling technology tailored to clear-sky desert locations including the Middle East.

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