Technology Review: Focusing on Solar's Cost

Technology Review: Focusing on Solar's Cost: " Log in to My.TechnologyReview.com | Register HOMEINFOTECHBIOTECHNANOTECHENERGYBIZTECHBLOGSVIDEOSMAGAZINENEWSLETTERSEVENTS [1] 2 Next » Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Focusing on Solar's Cost Sunrgi claims that its concentrated photovoltaic system outshines the competition. By Tyler Hamilton Audio » Share » Favorite Print E-mail Focus, focus: Sunrgi’s concentrated photovoltaic module consists of lenses that focus sunlight on a high-efficiency solar cell, and a special heat sink designed to dissipate the extreme heat produced by such an intense concentration of the sun’s rays. Credit: Sunrgi A Hollywood-based solar startup says that it will soon be able to produce electricity from the sun at costs that are competitive with fossil-fuel generation. The key is the company's dramatic improvement in the performance of concentrated photovoltaic technology. Sunrgi, which emerged out of stealth mode last week, has created a concentrated photovoltaic system that uses a lens to focus s"

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