Jan 30 2011
Provider of concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) cells, Cyrium Technologies, announced the opening of Qingdao HG Solar Energy’s 200 W high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) power station.
The facility’s HCPV systems use Cyrium’s QDEC triple junction CPV cells that are positioned on tracking systems manufactured by Qingdao and designed by Suntrix, a China-based solar company. In addition, the triple junction CPV cells are installed in the modules produced by Suntrix.
HCPV is the third generation PV technology that utilizes group III-V semiconductor materials and inexpensive, light-concentrating optical systems for the solar cells. This system has two fold more efficiency of photoelectric conversion than silicon technology and needs considerably lesser land area than competitive technologies.
Cyrium and Suntrix partnered for the solar demonstration project when the construction began in November 2010 and concluded in January 2011. Environment Canada’s Asia Pacific Partners (APP) supported Cyriums’ project, as part of the effort of the Canadian government to enable cross-border partnership on cleantech projects by bringing Chinese and Canadian companies together. The 200-KWp project is a significant effort in making China to deploy and adopt HCPV systems to fulfill the increasing energy requirements.