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Gore to Lay Out Unprecedented Challenge on Energy and Climate
15-07-2008

Address Will Set National Goal for Clean Energy Future

CPV - a $200 Billion per year market by 2020?
02-04-2008

Greentech Media Inc. have today announced, after a comprehensive review with the Prometheus institute, that the potential for CPV to become a $200B dollar a year sector is possible.

CPV Consortium substantially reduce the cost of PV Electricity Supply
31-03-2008

On April 1st, 2nd and 3rd many of the worlds largest companies have delegates attending the Concentrated Photovoltaic Summit in Madrid Spain.

Companies with an estimated $600 Billion USD in revenues last year seem poised to unveil the results of 2 years of harsh testing of this new type of PV cell.

US$35 trillion needed on electricity and water infrastructure globally up to 2030
24-01-2008

UAE. Metito, the international desalination, water, and wastewater treatment specialist, is currently exhibiting environmentally friendly methods for treating water using renewable power and water resources while highlighting the environmental and economic benefits from the new trends of water treatment, alongside addressing the issue of water scarcity in the region, at the World Future Energy Summit 2008 currently being held in Abu Dhabi.

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Emcore Spectrolab - Boeing Solfocus Isfoc Isofoton Univ of Madrid UPM Energy Innovations NREL Soliant Energy Veeco Concentrix Arima Eco

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CPV Consortium

The most abundant renewable energy source in the world is the sun. One hour of solar energy hitting the earth could supply the world's energy demand for one year. There are many solar technologies, and all of them are critical in achieving the goal of 15% of the world's energy coming from our sun.

The CPV Consortium

The CPV Consortium is a global industry group with the charter of supporting the development and optimizing the long-term success of CPV as a mainstream source
of energy.

Activities of the group are focused

on the following issues:

Assuring CPV Systems and Installations are Safe
Creating Confidence in Performance Claims
Reducing Confusion in Market about the Technology
Assuring Development of an Infrastructure for
Rapid Growth
Educating the Market on the Technology and its Potential as a Solution for Large-scale Renewable Energy

http://www.solfocus.com/solarindustrysolutions.php#01

CPV Consortium

Who makes up the CPV Consortium?

SOURCE : CPV TODAY PRESENTATION

http://www.cpvconsortium.org/

Universidad Poletechnica De Madrid

Member list CPV Consortium

Founding member - Solfocus

“For example, we felt compelled to lead the creation of a CPV Consortium to help drive the development of the CPV industry and position its opportunity and needs separate from the traditional PV industry. While we enjoy excellent financial backing, it is still a formidable challenge to attack so many areas at once.” Gary Conley - Solfocus

http://spie.org/x17314.xml

Co-contributors to ISFOC CPV installation - ISFOC, PARC, IES, UPM, Isofoton, Concentrix, Emcore, Azur Solar, Solfocus, Spectrolab, Arima Eco, Concentracion Solar La Mancha, Sol3g

http://www.semiconductor-today.com

Presenters at American Renewable event March 4 2008 - US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Solfocus, Sharp, Spectrolabs

http://www.americanrenewables.org/side_event_schedule.cfm

Presenters at CPV Summit 2008 - ISFOC, Emcore, Green and Gold Energy, Spectrolab, LPI, Inspira, Isofoton, IES, Solar Systems, Concentrix, JX Crystals, Enfoton, Titan Trackers

http://www.cpvtoday.com:80/programme.shtml

Video on ISFOC installation

www.leonardo-energy.org

Relationships between companies (Please click for full page view)

CPV Presentations Link 1-2 April

Significance of CPV consortium members

Satellite Power Generation. In the market for satellite power photovoltaics products, we primarily compete with Azure Solar GmbH, Sharp and Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing.

Terrestrial Power Generation. In the market for terrestrial power photovoltaics products, we primarily compete with Azure Solar GmbH and Spectrolab, Inc. in the solar cell market and Amonix, Concentrix, Energy Innovations, Solar Systems Pty, and SolFocus in the solar power systems market.

From Emcores report http://www.secinfo.com/d12Pk6.uk8g.htm

Consortium Partners working together?

Emcores end of year report lists a number of its sector competitors. The possible members of the CPV consortium comprises a number of these companies including Sharp, Azur Solar, Spectrolab, Concentrix, Solar Systems, Emcore and of course Solfocus. Strategic collobaration is therefore quite possible and this re-inforces the view that Concentrated Solar Photovoltaics are in for a very interesting future.