SUNRGI Bringing Us the Most Competitively Priced Solar Power Yet
For proponents of alternative energy, new patents for the XCPV (Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics) system, created by solar energy pioneers SUNRGI, will be a shiny new possibility. Thanks to the momentum of new technology, the petite solar cells in this system accumulate energy that’s 1,600 times more powerful than the most direct sunrays in super-efficient solar cells.
The neatest thing about this system is that it’s smart. How so? First, it tracks the sun as it moves across the sky from sunrise to sunset — which is atypical of current PV solar systems — capturing and converting 175% more sunlight than a fixed system. Pretty cool, for sure.
Debuted at the National Energy Marketers Association’s 11th Annual Global Energy Forum in Washington, D.C. last month, the XCPV system brings solar energy closer yet to the lay person’s life. “It would make solar generation of electricity as affordable as generation of coal,” explain the Association’s president Craig Goodman.
The primary attraction? This system will ultimately allow power companies, businesses, and residents to produce electricity from solar energy at the lowest cost yet: approximately 5 cents per kWh!
In about fifteen months, the XCPV system will be fully developed and available for on and off-grid power applications, according to Bob Block, SUNRGI’s co-founder and principal. The technology that comprises the system is a state-of-the-art method of cooling solar cells and concentrating sunlight. Unlike the solar panels and batteries of yesteryear, the “rooftop” requirements necessitate a more compact structure, and it’ll be really easy to use. Hooray for simplicity and efficiency!
Source: GLiving by Francesca Camillo June 3, 2008
