Editorial: Toward 100 Gigawatts of Concentrator Photovoltaics by 2030
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Friedman, D. J.; King, R. R.; Swanson, R. M.; McJannet, J.; Gwinner, D.
- Source
- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics IEEE J. Photovoltaics Photovoltaics, IEEE Journal of. 3(4):1460-1463 Oct, 2013
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Commercialization
Optics
Reliability
concentrator photovoltaics (CPV)
cost modeling
multijunction cells
optics
reliability
tracking
- Language
- ISSN
- 2156-3381
2156-3403
In this editorial, we report on the conclusions of a concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) industry group convened in July 2012 to develop pathways to large-scale CPV deployment, specifically targeting the installation of 100 GW of CPV in the United States by 2030. The group identified technical and financial barriers to this goal and developed a corresponding set of recommendations for overcoming these barriers. These recommendations focus on technical improvements at the system and cell levels and on activities needed to support the commercialization.