Current CPV systems are typically designed for land-based applications, require high sunlight concentration levels, and are subject to very stringent requirements. Some of the challenges resulting from these factors (e.g. heat evacuation, precise optical tracking, ability to withstand wind load, cross-shadowing between individual elements) are usually addressed by deploying systems featuring costly designs and ineffective land-based configurations. The absence of effective cooling capabilities among these systems, however, leads to an increase in the working temperature of PV elements being utilized. In addition, these elements are exposed to 24-hour thermal cycles, which cause fatigue of the utilized semiconductor material (i.e. silicon), thereby resulting in reduced efficiency and an accelerated breakdown.

Solaris Synergy's medium-concentration F-CPV system is based on proven and patented evaporation cooling technology that keeps silicon PV elements at a low and stable temperature (~86ºF / 30ºC) around the clock. As a result, the system generates new opportunities in the utilization of these silicon elements by increasing their power generation efficiency by up to 20%, enhancing their reliability, and extending their lifespan.

The breakthrough Solaris Synergy system offers several other advantages over competitive solutions:

• Relaxed optical and mechanical specification design tolerances aenabling the use of inexpensive materials leading to lower amanufacturing and maintenance costs
• Near-maximum (>90%) solar field coverage enabling the production of amore electricity for a given area
• Easy scalability for medium-to-large-scale power generation
• Simple sun-tracking mechanism
• Enhanced stability to, and protection from, high winds