SolarVolt™ Module

Entech Solar’s SolarVolt™ module is certified under IEC62108 and is based on proprietary concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology that can produce cost-competitive electricity. SolarVolt technology is based on more than 30 years of CPV experience.

Benefits:

  • Low-Cost
    By concentrating the sun 20X, reduces silicon requirements by about 93% compared to traditional PV systems.
  • Reliable Production Performance
    Superior optical design of lens results in high error tolerance, enabling reliable, continuous production of energy even in the harshest environment.
  • Proven Performance and Reliability
    Over 30 years of product development and successful field performance with earlier generations of SolarVolt were incorporated in the new advanced CPV module.
  • Fixed Hedge Against Electricity
    Minimizes customer's vulnerability to increasing, volatile electricity prices.

Entech’s Latest SolarVolt™ Module Borrows Heavily from Our Space Technology

Entech has worked with NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense on space CPV arrays for several decades, and the synergy between our space stretched lens array and our latest CPV module is obvious. In space we need to minimize weight, on the ground we need to minimize cost, and material efficiency is critical to both.

The New (SolarVolt™) and the Old

  • The New SolarVolt™ panel is much smaller (~50% of area, ~8% of volume) and lighter (~25% of weight) than the previous modules
  • By using smaller lenses, the aluminum housing provides all waste heat rejection, eliminating the need for a heavy and expensive heat sink.
  • By using a glass window to protect the Stretched Lenses from the elements, thin acrylic Lensfilm replaces thick laminated acrylic lenses

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