EMCORE Corp. has entered into two definitive supply agreements for solar cell receivers with a total value of approximately $29 million. The end applications for the product range from solar farm to commercial rooftop installations employing concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology. Production for these orders has commenced, and shipments are scheduled to occur over the next 24 months.
EMCORE's line of integrated CPV solar cell products are optimized for operation from 500X to 1000X concentration, with a minimum average efficiency of 37%, which provides terrestrial systems integrators with a complete photovoltaic solution for their CPV systems.
SOURCE: EMCORE