A Review of Solar Photovoltaic Concentrators

Table 5

Different CPV projects with specifications [22, 87].

Companies/institutions	Type of concentrator	Type of focus	Concentration ratio	Tracking system	Cooling system	Efficiency	Cost	Reference
Sun power corporation	Fresnel lens	Point	25–400	—	—	27%	—	[22]
Solar research corporation	Parabolic dish	Point	239	Yes	Yes	22%	—	[139]
Photovoltaics International	Fresnel lens	Linear	10	Yes	—	12.7%	4–6 cent kwh; (110 MW/yr production rate)	[140]
Polytechnical University of Madrid	Flat concentration devices (RXI)	point	1000	No	—	—	Low cost; (need no tracking system due to high acceptance angle)	[141]
Fraunhofer-Institut fur Solare Energiesysteme	Parabolic and trough	Linear and point	214	yes	yes	77.5%	—	[142]
Entech	Fresnel lenses	Linear	20	Yes	—	15%	7–15 cent Kwh; (30 MW/yr production rate)	[143]
BP Solar and the Polytechnical University of Madrid	Parabolic trough	Linear	38	Yes	Yes	13%	13 cent kwh; (15 MW/yr production rate)	[144]
Australian National University	Parabolic trough	Linear	30	Yes	—	15%	—	[145]
AMONIX and Arizona Public Service	Fresnel lens	Point	250	Yes		24%	—	[146]